Alex Pavesi The Eighth Detective. I found it by remembering that the author was a mathematician and then it came up as the first hit.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:51:55 pm PDT #27472 of 28053
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
megan walker - Oct 18, 2022 2:54:14 pm PDT #27473 of 28053
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Here's the Goodreads list of Best Mysteries of the 21st Century" for ideas.
From that list, I'd say both The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Kite Runner would be considered modern classics. Also, anything by Flynn.
I'm not good at guessing what will stand the test of time, but I really liked Jane Harper's "The Dry".
If this was the basis of the recent Australian movie with Eric Bana, I'd second this. The film is great.
bennett - Oct 18, 2022 3:40:49 pm PDT #27474 of 28053
Megan - I haven't seen the movie version. Will have to look for it. I also recommend Harper's "The Lost Man".
Sophia Brooks - Oct 18, 2022 4:43:25 pm PDT #27475 of 28053
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Third to Tana French.
EpicTangent - Oct 18, 2022 4:44:29 pm PDT #27476 of 28053
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Seconding Laura Lippman.
Kate P. - Oct 18, 2022 4:44:36 pm PDT #27477 of 28053
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I liked both those Jane Harper books too!
Amy - Oct 18, 2022 5:57:28 pm PDT #27478 of 28053
Because books.
I love Deborah Crombie's series, and you could liken her to Louise Penny.
-t - Oct 25, 2022 10:39:44 am PDT #27479 of 28053
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am laughing at Dr Seward complaining about having to write his diary with a pen like a chump. Such a tech bro!
Calli - Oct 25, 2022 6:10:51 pm PDT #27480 of 28053
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I know, right?
-t - Nov 07, 2022 7:46:10 am PST #27481 of 28053
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, I hate it when I read the Dracula Daily email on my phone and it cuts off at a point that seems like it could be the end of that day but the next day I have clearly missed A LOT because there was more post that I didn’t see.