I *love* Tana French and heartily second that suggestion! Other possibilities: the Maisie Dobbs series? The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series?
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
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."
Kate P. - Oct 18, 2022 12:34:12 pm PDT #27469 of 28461
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:31:11 pm PDT #27470 of 28461
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!
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:35:37 pm PDT #27471 of 28461
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hm, that Goodreads list mentions Ben Aaronovitch which I wouldn't have thought of because they're fantasy but they are also good mysteries.
And I want to validate that Louise Penny is a good choice.
Oh, shoot, that one that I confuse with the other one...I talked about it here...just the one book but it's got a very Modern Classic vibe, I will keep trying to remember
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:51:55 pm PDT #27472 of 28461
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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.
megan walker - Oct 18, 2022 2:54:14 pm PDT #27473 of 28461
"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 28461
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 28461
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 28461
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 28461
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 28461
Because books.
I love Deborah Crombie's series, and you could liken her to Louise Penny.