Most Borrowed Books in Scotland 2009/2010

The Public Lending Right organisation has compiled a list of the most borrowed books in Scottish libraries over 2009/2010. Scottish authors and publishers make a rather poor showing, with only crime writer Ian Rankin appearing more than once. In fact, crime writing dominates the list. The only Scottish publisher on the list is HarperCollins, an international company with Scottish roots and a large operation in Glasgow.

You can download the top 100 from the link on the right. The only Scottish books on the list were:

• Doors Open by Ian Rankin - #14
• The Complaints by Ian Rankin - #30
• The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith - #51
• Doors Open (Hardback edition) - #65
• Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend by Jenny Colgan - #66
• A Darker Domain by Val McDermid - #68
• Fatal Last Words by Quintin Jardine - #85

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  The Complaints
  Ian Rankin - Hardback - Orion
  Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. It's where Malcolm Fox works. He's just had a result, and should be feeling good about himself. But he's a man with problems of his own. In the midst of an aggressive Edinburgh winter, the reluctant Fox is given a new task - investigate Jamie Breck.
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  A Darker Domain
  Val McDermid - Paperback - Harper
  1984, Fife. Heiress Catriona Maclennan Grant and her baby son are kidnapped. The ransom payoff goes horribly wrong. She is killed while her son disappears without trace. 2008, Tuscany. A jogger stumbles upon new evidence that re-opens the cold case. For D.I. Karen Pirie, it's an opportunity to make her mark.
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  Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
  Jenny Colgan - Paperback - Sphere
  Sophie Chesterton has been living the high life of glamorous parties, men and new clothes, never thinking about tomorrow. But after one shocking evening, she comes back down to Earth with the cruellest of bumps. Facing up to life in the real world for the first time, Sophie must now work her way back up.
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  Doors Open
  Ian Rankin - Paperback - Orion
  Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence when a chance encounter offers him the opportunity to do just that. He is going to commit the perfect crime.
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  Doors Open
  Ian Rankin - Hardback - Orion
  Set in a very different Edinburgh to that inhabited by DI John Rebus, this thriller centres on the glamorous uber-world of the Scottish capital. Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. Together with two friends, he hatches a plan to rob the National Gallery of Scotland.
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  Fatal Last Words
  Quintin Jardine - Hardback - Headline
  It's August and the Edinburgh International Book Festival is in full swing. The world of books is focused on Charlotte Square Gardens, so it's a considerable embarrassment when one of Scotland's most successful crime writers, and key Member of the Scottish Parliament is found dead. DCC Bob Skinner investigates.
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  The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones
  Alexander McCall Smith - Paperback - Abacus
  To the casual observer, the city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense philosophers and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster.