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A Day in My Life ~ Jane Merriweather by Mollie Gynn
The jangle of Dewey’s tags woke me just enough to brace for the giant tongue that slurped across my face. I groaned and wiped away doggy spit with my bedsheet. “We need to work on your wake-up techniques, buddy.” My faithful golden retriever woke me every morning at...
A Word With Art Taylor
Why do you write the genre that you write?For many years—late teens through college and well beyond—I subscribed to The New Yorker and studied both in the classroom and out the short stories of Hemingway and O’Connor and Welty and Ann Beattie and Raymond Carver and...
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A day in the life of Penny Brannigan by Elizabeth J. Duncan
Have you ever noticed that most amateur sleuths aren’t locked into rigid nine to five jobs? We need flexibility in our working lives (or the daytime situation as a good friend of ours calls it) because when a detecting opportunity knocks, we have to spring into...
Carter McDade and when the dream job becomes a nightmare by Laura Bradford
Fiona Renoir is the bane of my existence. Truly. She took what was my dream hair/make up job at the local theater house and turned it into a nightmare. She’s difficult, ornery, entitled, and, well, take your pick. However, with the exception of my best friend, Tobi...
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My Musing ~ MURDER AT THE TOY SOLDIER by Maddie Day
Dru’s Short Musing: Not again! Mac finds the body of a toy store worker slumped over and the Cozy Capers Book Group are on the case. This fast-paced and well-written drama with its comfortable tone was quickly consumed by me as I had to know how this was going to turn...
A Cookbook Conspiracy by Kate Carlisle
A Cookbook Conspiracy by Kate Carlisle is the 7th book in the "Bibliophile" mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, June 2013 It’s a recipe for disaster when bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright is asked to restore an antique cookbook. Brooklyn has always been a little...
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Cover Reveal ~ MURDER ON FLESHER PASS by K.L. Borges
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Montana Animal Rescue" mystery series, coming in October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 14, 2026 Series: A Montana Animal Rescue Mystery, Book 2 Genre: Cozy Mystery...
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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
2024 Agatha Award
