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A Day in My Life ~ Kitty Rossi by Dana Mentink
“Kitty,” my mother laments. “You’re not to be galloping around like a lamb in springtime.” I don’t reply that I’m nothing like a lamb and if there weren’t so many maddening social requirements draining my investigative time, I wouldn’t always be in such a hurry. These...
Day in the Life ~ Betty Ahern by Liz Milliron
What’s buzzin’, cousin? Nope, no one’s in that seat. It’s all yours. Hi. My name is Betty Ahern. What am I doin’ on a bus this early? I’m heading to work. I help build the P39 Airacobra out at Bell Airplane in Wheatfield. You know, outside of Buffalo. Why? Well, a...
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A Conversation With Mira James by Jess Lourey
A year ago, I moved from Minneapolis to Battle Lake, Minnesota, population 787 and dropping. Specifically, I’d developed a distasteful habit of discovering one corpse a month since arriving here in May. A lesser woman would think herself cursed. I’d been raised by a...
A Day in the Life of Suzanne Dietz by Laura Childs
So there I was, churning up the hill toward Memorial Cemetery, the wrought-iron gates looming up through swirling fog like disapproving sentinels. My BFF Toni was riding shotgun, while stuffed in the back seat were four enormous baskets of flowers. Somehow, we’d been...
Reviews
My Musing ~ NO BONES ABOUT IT by Annie McEwen
Dru’s Short Musing: When her friend becomes a prime suspect in a recent murder, Emmy along with her friends are on the case. This story immediately captured my attention from the first page to its conclusion. The writing was crisp and the comfortable tone made it easy...
Buzz Off by Hannah Reed
Buzz Off by Hannah Reed is the first book in the new "Queen Bee" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), September 2010 When beekeeper Story Fischer is on the case, you can run—but you can't hive. It's September—National Honey Month—in Moraine,...
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Cover Reveal ~ IT’S NOT EVEN PAST by Anna Scotti
With a new publisher and a new introduction, it is my pleasure to present this updated cover with its new look and design, coming October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 20, 2026 Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction Collection Format: Print,...
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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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