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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

by Grady Hendrix
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  • Apr 7, 2020, 408 pages
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  • May 2021, 424 pages
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"Listen." Kitty placed her body between the two of them and Marjorie's front door, just in case Marjorie was watching and could read lips. "I'm having some people read a book and come over to my house next month to talk about it. Maryellen'll be there."

"I couldn't possibly find the time to belong to two book clubs," Patricia said.

"Trust me," Kitty said. "After today, Marjorie's book club is done."

"What book are you reading?" Patricia asked, groping for reasons to say no.

Kitty reached into her denim shoulder bag and pulled out the kind of cheap paperback they sold at the drugstore.

"Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs," she said.

It took Patricia aback. This was one of those trashy true crime books. But clearly Kitty was reading it and you couldn't call someone else's taste in books trashy, even if it was.

"I'm not sure that's my kind of book," Patricia said.

"These two women were best friends and they chopped each other up with axes," Kitty said. "Don't pretend you don't want to know what happened."

"Jude is obscure for a reason," Maryellen growled.

"Is it just the two of you?" Patricia asked.

A voice piped up behind her.

"Hey, everyone," Slick Paley said. "What're y'all talking about over here?"

Excerpted from The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. Copyright © 2020 by Grady Hendrix. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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