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A Day in My Life ~ Emmaline McCoy by Patricia Smiley
I was jolted awake just before dawn by a heavy weight on my chest and a low buzz in my ears. My pulse slowed when I realized it was only Boo, the eleven-pound Siberian Forest cat I’d inherited from my aunt Lydie, staring at me and purring at full volume. The cat never...
Augusta Hawke by G.M. Malliet
Things have been different since my husband died, returning (as I thought) from saving lives at one of our local hospitals. Of course I was in mourning, but it was a mourning cut short when I learned he'd been unfaithful to me. Even learning the circumstances...
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Day In Life ~ Callie Barnstable by Judy Penz Sheluk
It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than two years since I paid a visit to Dru’s Book Musings and if you told me back then that I’d still be living in Marketville, I would never have believed it. Yet here I am, in a new house in an old part of town, and the...
Get To Know ~ Kelly O’Connell by Judy Alter
Kelly first appeared in Skeleton in a Dead Space and the best way to know a person is by asking questions, so let’s meet Kelly. What is your name? Kelly O'Connell. How old are you? Late thirties, staring forty in the face. What is your profession? Realtor. I restore...
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My Musing ~ DARK HARBOR by Bruce Robert Coffin
Dru’s Short Musing: When the town’s leading citizen is murdered in a burglary case gone wrong, or was it? Detective Justice and Wright are on the case, and you’ll have to read DARK HARBOR to learn the truth. This fast-paced and complex drama with its solidly wicked...
Phantom Instinct by Meg Gardiner
Phantom Instinct by Meg Gardiner is a new stand-alone thriller where an injured cop and an ex-thief hunt down a killer nobody else believes exist. Publisher: Dutton, June 2014 When shots ring out in a crowded L.A. club, bartender Harper Flynn watches helplessly as her...
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Accessory To Murder by Elaine Viets
Accessory To Murder by Elaine Viets is the third book in the "Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Signet, November 2007 Someone has killed Halley Hardwicke, the hot young designer of thousand-dollar Italian silk scarves, in the mall parking...
High Heels Are Murder by Elaine Viets
High Heels Are Murder by Elaine Viets is the second book in the "Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Signet, November 2006 From the Agatha Award-Winning Author of Dying In Style Every job has its pluses and minuses. Josie Marcus gets to...
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Cover Reveal ~ LURLEEN’S TALE OF LOVE AND MURDER by Sarah Osborne
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in the “Ditie Brown” mystery series, coming September 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 15, 2026 Series: A Ditie Brown Mystery, Book 9 Genre: Cozy Mystery Format: Print, Digital...
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2026 Best Mystery Blog
dru’s book musings have been listed as one of the 60 BEST MYSTERY BOOK BLOGS to follow on the internet in 2026! dru’s book musings placed 13th on the list. Click here for the full list of mystery book blogs. dru’s book musings have been listed as one of the 70 BEST...
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2024 Anthony Award
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