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A Day in My Life ~ Marni by Bella Ellwood-Clayton

At the supermarket, I search through apple barrels — my meditation, my escape. A dozen pies for the upcoming sock hop. I select Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths. With local apples long past their prime, I’m stuck with grocery store options, which is not ideal, but a...

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A Word With Deborah Crombie

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve always loved mysteries, especially traditional British mysteries, and I suppose I began writing the books I wanted to read. I also like the structure of...

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A Day In My Life ~Thomas Burkhardt by M.A. Monnin

Thomas here. Thomas Burkhardt. I don’t usually go on holiday. I live for my job—head of INTERPOL’S Artifact Retrieval Team—ART for short. We’re under the Cultural Heritage Department. You might have seen the news reports about the return of the Akrotiri Snake Goddess,...

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Reviews

My Musing ~ POUR CHOICES by Adrian Andover

Dru’s Short Musing: When the comedian who performed at his lounge is found dead the next day, Adrian investigates to find the person responsible. There is no sophomore slump in this well-written and fast-paced murder mystery with a comfortable tone making it easy to...

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My Musing ~ Tropical Depression by C. Michele Dorsey

Tropical Depression by C. Michelle Dorsey Series Name: Sabrina Salter Mystery #3Genre: TraditionalRelease: September 2021 Sabrina Salter returns home to St. John in the Virgin Islands after a disastrous vacation in New England where her grandmother rejected her and...

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My Musing ~ Wreath Between the Lines by Daryl Wood Gerber

Wreath Between the Lines by Daryl Wood Gerber is the seventh book in the “Cookbook Nook” mystery series. Publisher: Beyond the Page, November 2018. The Agatha Award–winning author of Pressing the Issue returns to the Cookbook Nook, where Jenna Hart is busy decking the...

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New Releases

Week of September 12, 2021

Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of September 12 – 18, 2021 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading! Murder New York Style: Justice for All edited by D.M. Barr and Joseph de Marco...

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Cover Reveals

Cover Reveal ~ Penne Dreadful by Catherine Bruns

It's here and I'm so happy to host the cover for the first book in the NEW “Italian Chef" culinary mystery series from Sourcebooks, coming August 6, 2019. Title: Penne Dreadful Genre: Culinary Cozy Mystery Author Website: catherinebruns.net Book Synopsis Tomato sauce...

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Interview with L.A. Chandlar

Author on the Air Global Radio Network invited me, the shy one, to interview the fabulous L.A. Chandlar about her latest release, THE HINDENBERG SPY. We talked about the book, Josephine Baker and of course my favorite building in New York. Listen here on Soundcloud 👉...

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About

The reclusive figure of Dru reportedly spends her working hours at the mysterious daytime situation doing “research.” Her non-working hours are spent less reclusively on her blog, dru’s book musings where the main goal is to introduce readers to authors and their work.

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Accolades

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2024 Anthony Award

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2024 Agatha Award

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2017 MWA Raven Award

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