MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for November for its Milford House Press fiction imprint. Wade Fowler’s
The Compass Island Incident, a thriller that incorporates the JFK assassination, took the top spot. Wade also nabbed fourth place with his Harrisburg-based thriller
The Honey Trap. Marie Sontag's historical young adult novel
The Bronze Dagger was second. Sontag also took the 15th position with
The Alabaster Jar, another novel in the series. Jess Steven Hughes took the third spot 15 with his historical novel set in Ancient Rome,
The Broken Lance. The humorous
Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill by David Parmalee, a young adult novel about unusual substitute teachers, was fifth. Parmalee also took the 14th slot with his historical novel
The Sea Is a Thief. Mark Mitten took 6th and 1th with his two Western novels,
Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave and
Hard to Quit. Sherry Knowlton took two spots with her Alexa Williams murder mystery novels that have political twists,
Dead of Autumn and
Dead of Summer.
MILFORD HOUSE PRESS - Bestsellers for December 2017 (by Revenue) |
Rank |
Prior |
Title |
Author |
Category |
1 |
4 |
The Compass Island Incident |
Wade Fowler |
Detective Thriller |
2 |
9 |
The Bronze Dagger |
Marie Sontag |
Historical YA |
3 |
7 |
The Broken Lance |
Jess Steven Hughes |
Historical |
4 |
-- |
The Honey Trap |
Wade Fowler |
Detective Thriller |
5 |
-- |
Miss Feesenschneezen Is Ill |
David Parmalee |
Humorous YA |
6 |
8 |
Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave |
Mark Mitten |
Western |
7 |
11 |
Dead of Autumn |
Sherry Knowlton |
Detective Thriller |
8 |
-- |
Winter of the Metal People |
Dennis Herrick |
Historical |
9 |
12 |
Dead of Summer |
Sherry Knowlton |
Detective Thriller |
10 |
14 |
Three Rogues in Gettysburg |
J Geoffrey Barber |
Historical |
11 |
2 |
Hard to Quit |
Mark Mitten |
Western |
12 |
-- |
Where Elephants Fought |
Bridget Smith |
Historical |
13 |
6 |
Emeralds of the Alhambra |
John Cressler |
Historical |
14 |
10 |
The Sea Is a Thief |
David Parmalee |
Historical |
15 |
-- |
The Alabaster Jar |
Marie Sontag |
Historical YA |

Fowler’s novel
The Compass Island Incident took the top spot due to author activities. Sontag's book,
The Bronze Dagger, benefited from orders from schools. Jess Steven Hughes'
The Broken Lance made the list due to his ongoing book signings. The others were helped by ebook and online sales
.