Ha! That is so.
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-t - Oct 18, 2022 10:31:17 am PDT #27460 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
flea - Oct 18, 2022 11:20:22 am PDT #27461 of 28067
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For the mystery book club I’m leading, I invite your suggestions of authors/books you’d call “modern classics.” I’m thinking post-2000, authors there’s general consensus that this person will go on the lists for a long time. So far I’m thinking Louise Penny. What else?
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-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:29:48 am PDT #27462 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura Lippman?
ETA I am currently reading John Dickson Carr after finishing Josephine Tey, so not the best source...
-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:31:25 am PDT #27463 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Gillian Flynn? Would you call her stuff mysteries? I think so.
-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:31:56 am PDT #27464 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, Richard Osman
Calli - Oct 18, 2022 11:32:37 am PDT #27465 of 28067
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
For the mystery book club I’m leading, I invite your suggestions of authors/books you’d call “modern classics.” I’m thinking post-2000, authors there’s general consensus that this person will go on the lists for a long time. So far I’m thinking Louise Penny. What else?
Tana French, maybe? I don't enjoy her novels but the couple I've read I could see why people were into them.
-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:34:07 am PDT #27466 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And I really like Gigi Pandian but I don't know what her reputation is outside of my personal taste. Pretty good I would guess, but not sure about modern classic. But should be, in my opinion.
DavidS - Oct 18, 2022 12:31:35 pm PDT #27467 of 28067
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tara French and Gillian Flynn are the two I thought of.
bennett - Oct 18, 2022 12:32:47 pm PDT #27468 of 28067
Here's the Goodreads list of Best Mysteries of the 21st Century" for ideas. I'm not good at guessing what will stand the test of time, but I really liked Jane Harper's "The Dry".
Kate P. - Oct 18, 2022 12:34:12 pm PDT #27469 of 28067
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I *love* Tana French and heartily second that suggestion! Other possibilities: the Maisie Dobbs series? The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series?