Features
A Day in My Life ~ Anastasia Livanitis by Lisa Troy
If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be spending my mornings arguing with a dead influencer, I'd have laughed and gone back to my desk. I had a good job then—editor at Faros Publishing, in Athens, where nobody crossed themselves when I walked past. For the past week,...
A Day in My Life ~ Peg Turnbull by Laurien Berenson
I’ve always been an early riser. When I was younger, it was because I needed to let my dogs outside. Or I was on my way to a dog show. Now that I’m in my seventies, it’s because I don’t sleep much anymore. When the sun rises, so do I. That’s actually a benefit because...
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A Day in My Life ~ Rainbow Sanderson by Margaret Mizushima
I love the early morning! I’m Rainbow Sanderson, and I work for the Timber Creek County Sheriff’s Department in Timber Creek, Colorado. I live outside of town in a log cabin on the edge of the creek that the town and county are named for. I rise before dawn, write in...
A Day in My Life ~ Vicky Casey by Vicki Delany
I’ve done it! I’ve actually done it! I’d hoped, of course, that my dream would come true, and I worked so hard to achieve it. But still that little voice in the back of my head kept telling me I was wasting my time But I wasn’t and it’s now actually a thing. A...
Reviews
My Musing ~ JOY TO THE BONES by Carolyn Haines
Dru's Short Musing: Knowing that her parents were murdered, Sarah Booth is on a mission to find the person responsible and bring justice for her parents. This drama was nicely executed and kept me in suspense with all the trappings of a well-written and well-defined...
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...
Reviews
My Musing ~ A ZOOM WITH A VIEW by Jess Cannon
Dru’s Short Musing: When her BFF’s mother is arrested for murder, Leo gets involved in the murder investigation while dealing with her estrangement from her own mother. This was a cleverly well-written drama that I could not put down, quickly becoming a page turner....
My Musing ~ A GAME OF LUCK by Sandra J. Cady
Dru’s Short Musing: Homicide detective Sam Roma is on the case in the grippingly enticing drama involving a missing schoolteacher and other forces at hand. This was an intense and complicated multi-plot story that immediately grabbed my attention, quickly becoming a...
New
Releases
Coming Soon ~ August 2026
Here is a list of over 90 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with eleven debut series. Reading is an adventure. Enjoy! AUGUST 1 The Oxford Detective Society by...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE GIRL IN FOXKILL FOREST by Shelly Jones
I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in a new mystery series, coming in February 2027 from Tule Publishing and now up for preorder. Publication Date: February 10, 2027 Series: A Foxkill Murder Cases Mystery, Book 1 Genre: Traditional Mystery...
Cover Reveal ~ THE CORPSE WITH THE STEELY GAZE by Cathy Ace
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the latest book in the “Cait Morgan” mystery series, coming July 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 13, 2026 Series: A Cait Morgan Mystery, Book 16 Genre: Traditional Mystery, Female Sleuth Format:...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ The Case of the Devious Daughter by Cathy Ace
Cathy Ace is a prolific author with many books under her belt and with that it is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the latest book in her "WISE Enquiries Agency" mystery series, coming December 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: December...
Cover Reveal ~ Tossing Seas by Deb Pines
It’s that time again to reveal the cover for the next book in "Mimi Goldman Chautauqua Mysteries," coming June 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 27, 2026 Name of Series: Mimi Goldman Chautauqua Mysteries, Book #12 Genre: Traditional Mystery Format:...
Extras
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...
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...
Extras
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . An Amateur Sleuth's Guide To Murder by Lynn Cahoon, the first in a new series set in Bainbridge, Washington, folllows a woman who return home after a broken engagement with one skill set and one desire - to solve crimes like Nancy Drew, but now...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron, the third book in the Vintage Cookbook series, in which a mansion is turned into a Halloween haunted house against the wishes of their litigious and mysterious new neighbor whose assistant turns up dead...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
