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A Day in My Life ~ Frances Hazelton by Dianne Freeman
The day I was asked to talk about a typical day in my life was the day all my plans for the upcoming Christmas season were subverted by my family. I am Frances Hazelton, the Countess of Harleigh. My family consists of my husband, George Hazelton, my daughter, Rose...
A Day in My Life ~ Caroline Platte by Peggy Ehrhart
The first thing I see every morning when I sit up in bed is a quilt. It’s the Double Wedding Ring pattern and it was made for me by my grandmother, who hoped that the love and marriage the pattern implied would be my destiny. As it happened, my destiny was not love...
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A Word With M.E. Proctor
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I grew up surrounded by stacks of crime novels. My parents both read a lot and crime was by far their favorite genre. Of course, I raided their bookshelves (I was...
A Day in My Life ~ Bernadette Murphy by Vicki Delany
Bernadette Murphy. Remember the name. You’ll be hearing it again. Or maybe Bernie Murphy would be better, Bernadette is a mite formal. Or how about the gender-neutral B.R. Murphy? Maybe a pen name: I thought of Louise Penny, but I think that’s taken. Then again, it’s...
Reviews
My Musing ~ HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN HOMICIDE by Rosalie Spielman
Dru’s Short Musing: A note found in a dead person’s hair leads to a wild Halloween that no one saw coming. This fast-paced and well written drama quickly became a page turner as I could not put this book down. The author did a terrific job in staging this mystery with...
My Musing ~ GIMME SHELTER by Libby Klein
Dru’s Short Musing: Layla has a lot on her hand, beginning with a blackmailer, a troubled friend and a murderer (not her own). Will the forces of nature inflict more than she can handle? You’ll have to read this wonderfully executed drama. The author delivered an...
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My Musing ~ WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT by Kathleen Bailey
Dru’s Short Musing: A message from a friend sends Olivia on a search mission with some unexpected nuances. This was a finely tuned whodunit with crisp writing and a comfortable tone making it easy to follow along the author’s path in the telling of this story. When...
My Musing ~ CRIMSON THAW by Bruce Robert Coffin
Dru’s Short Musing: Because he did the right thing, Detective Justice is exiled to another location where he is teamed up with a rookie detective on his first assignment, one that is bigger than they both imagined. All I can say is “wow” as I was immediately pulled...
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Releases
Coming Soon ~ May 2026
Here is a list of over 75 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with nine debut series. Reading is an adventure. Enjoy! May 1 The Last Daughter of Highdown Hall by...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ COLORADO MYSTERY MERGE edited by Peg Brantley, Kerry Hammond, Alison Thayer
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the second anthology from the Sisters In Crime Colorado Chapter, coming in October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 23, 2026 Series: Crime Fiction Collection, Book 2 Genre: Short Story Crime...
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 Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Switcheroo by E.J. Copperman
I am a fan of E.J. Copperman from his series "Haunted Guesthouse" to "Asperger’s Mystery" to "Mysterious Detective" to "Agent to the Paws" to "Jersey Girl Legal Mystery" and to his "Fran and Ken" series, which is why I’m so excited to share with you the cover for the...
Cover Reveal ~ 7 Days by Jule Selbo
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Dee Rommel” mystery series, coming March 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: March 19, 2025 Format: Digital (Print to follow) Name of Series: A Dee Rommel Mystery ~ Book 4 Genre:...
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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...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Falls To Pieces by Douglas Corleone, in which a woman goes on the run with her teenage daughter to an off-the-grid community in Maui in order to escape an abusive husband, his powerful family, and a potential murder rap, but when her fiance disappears on...
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A Puzzling Logo
Love puzzles? The admin at Cozy Mystery Village on Facebook, created a puzzle of my logo. How long did it take you complete?
A New Venture ~ BOLO*Musings
As a result of a collaborative effort between dru's book musings and Kristopher Zgorski's BOLO Books, we have launched the BOLO*Musings YouTube channel, where we will spotlight a few books in the crime fiction community. This will not replace our blog as we continue...
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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
