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Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'

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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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flea - Oct 18, 2022 11:20:22 am PDT #27461 of 28200

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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 28200

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 28200

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 28200

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 28200

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 28200

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 28200

"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 28200

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 28200

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?

-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:31:11 pm PDT #27470 of 28200

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, C. S. Harris!

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