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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...
A Word With Laura Childs
Why do you write the genre that you write?Ever since I was a kid I adored spooky mysteries. Told ghost stories around the campfire, snuck into the cemetery at night on a dare, scared my friends with a Ouija board. When the time came to start writing mysteries I was...
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Get To Know ~ Skye Denison Boyd by Denise Swanson
I first met Skye in Murder of a Smart Cookie, the seventh book in the series, and what a long journey it has been for Skye, Simon, Wally, the Denisons and their friends. I'm enjoying their latest adventures, which now includes Wally's dad, Carson. So, let’s meet Skye....
Day In Life ~ Destiny King by Sally Carpenter
I’m black and I’m beautiful. Growing up in south Chicago didn’t give me a whole lot of options and I got in with the wrong crowd. When I was doing time in the 1960s, Dash Hanover came to see me and offered me a job with a spy agency called SIAMESE (Special...
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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...
My Musing ~ All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke
All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke is the fifth book in the “Ellie Hatcher” suspense series. Publisher: HarperCollins, June 2014 When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband—until the...
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Fractured by Karin Slaughter
Fractured by Karin Slaughter is the second book in the "Will Trent/Georgia" thriller series. Publisher: Delacorte Press, July 2008 “Breathless tension!” raved the San Francisco Chronicle. “One of [the year’s] most remarkable achievements,” crowed the Philadelphia...
Dashing Through The Snow by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
Dashing Through The Snow is the fifth Christmas book by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark that features Regan Reilly and Alvirah Meehan and their families. Publisher: Simon & Schuster, November 2008 From beloved mother-daughter duo Mary Higgins Clark,...
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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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