Features
A Word With Michelle Chouinard
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I fell in love with mysteries when I was a little girl, reading Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie, and there are two reasons I love mysteries. One is the sense...
Get To Know ~ Seneca James by Ruth J. Hartman
Seneca sits down for a Q&A with dru’s book musings responding to twenty or more questions so we can learn more about her. Are you ready? Let’s get to know Seneca. What is your full name? Seneca James How old are you? 27 What is your profession? I raise and sell...
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A Word With Lisa Black
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I watched every cop show on the air with my dad when I was a kid, and read every mystery in my grade school library. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your...
A Day In My Life ~ Connie Lam by Eliane Boey
I am Connie Lam, a loser with a track record to prove it. I never win. Not even a free oil change for Lucky 48 Extra-Terrestrial Chandlery’s rust bucket minibulk hauler that I fly out for deliveries. And I certainly don’t win at life. I’m a single mother to a cute...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson
In this atmospheric southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, discovering that small towns hold deadly secrets. Madeline Brimley left small town Georgia many years ago to go to college and pursue her dreams on the stage. Her...
My Musing ~ A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
Death is only the beginning in Olivia Blacke's A New Lease on Death, a darkly funny supernatural mystery that introduces an unlikely crime-solving duo. Ruby Young's new Boston apartment comes with all the usual perks. Windows facing the brick wall of the next-door...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Elizabeth Sails by Kristin Owens
For fans of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill and The Jetsetters, Elizabeth Sails is a shipboard cozy mystery that features an unintended quest for self-discovery, forgiveness, and an awesome buffet. Beth Schiff ghostwrites autobiographies for politicians, despite her...
My Musing ~ First Week Free At The Roomy Toilet by Josh Pachter
Fourteen-year-old June Knight pretends to sue her parents for emancipation and moves into the attic of a nearby boarding house, where neighborhood vandals have altered the ROOM TO LET sign out front to read ROOMY TOILET. When things begin mysteriously disappearing...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 10, 2024
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of November 10 – 16, 2024 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Enjoy your reading! NOVEMBER 12 When the Carnival Came by Kathleen...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Waters of Destruction by Leslie Karst
I am a fan of the work from Leslie Karst from the first series she's written, The Sally Solari Mysteries, to her standalone, Justice Is Served, and to her most recent series, The Orchid Isle Mysteries, which is why I'm so excited to host the cover reveal for the...
Cover Reveal ~ Devil’s Snare edited by Susan Oleksiw, Ang Pompano, & Leslie Wheeler
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for Devil’s Snare, coming November 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: November 8, 2024 Publisher: Crime Spell Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Best New England Crime Stories, Book 4...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Someone Is Out There by Kaye George
I’m happy to host the cover reveal for Kaye George’s suspense novel, coming April 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: April 15, 2025 Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing Format: Print, Digital Genre: Suspense Author Website:...
Cover Reveal ~ The Courtesan’s Pirate by Nina Wachsman
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Nina Wachsman’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 3, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Venice Beauties...
Extras
2024 Best Mystery Blog
In other news dru’s book musings was selected as one of the 80 Best Mystery Book Blogs and Websites in 2024. dru’s book musings placed 21th on the list. Click here for the full list of mystery book blogs. In other news dru’s book musings was selected as one of the...
Me, A Published Author by Dru Ann Love
Did you know that I'm a published author? Yes, I collaborated with Kristopher Zgorski (BOLO Books) on a short story for the HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Beatles edited by Josh Pachter, title "Ticket To Ride." Do you read short...
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Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Agatha, Anthony, Lefty and Macavity Award-Winning author Catriona McPherson’s Scotzilla, Scot’s Eggs, and Scots Away, book seven, eight, and nine in the Last Ditch mystery series, in which a California-based Scottish amateur sleuth and the Last Ditch...
Kensington Giveaway 2023 – #3
Thanks to the publisher, Two finished copies of PEANUT BUTTER PANIC by Amanda Flower Two winners To stake a claim on this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me what you like best about cozy mysteries. The books will be shipped directly from the publisher....
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
