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A Day in My Life ~ Bookseller Penelope (and Her Ghost) by Cleo Coyle
My name is Penelope Thornton-McClure. For decades, customers believed our bookshop was haunted. I never did. Then one dark night, I met him. The ghost. In 1949 Jack Shepard was a New York private investigator. While following a lead in a case, he was gunned down in...
Let’s Get To Know ~ Jax Turner by Mary Keliikoa
Jax Turner sits down for a Q&A with dru’s book musings responding to twenty or more questions so we can learn more about him. Are you ready? Let’s get to know Jax. What is your full name? Jax Turner How old are you? Most of the time, I try not to think about it,...
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A Day In My Life ~ Maisy Wyatt by Yvonne Rediger
I’m Maisy Wyatt. I live in Musgrave Landing. It’s a village on Salt Spring Island in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been here for a couple of years, avoiding university. I don’t think I’m cut out for it. My Mum and Dad had other plans until Grandma got involved. I have...
A Word With Lucy Burdette
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve read and loved mysteries for most of my life, beginning with the Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew and my brother’s Hardy Boys. I find it interesting that all...
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My Musing ~ DEATH OF A BAD PENNY by A.M. Loweecey
Dru’s Short Musing: When her scumbag of a husband re-enters her life, not only was he dead by bullets, but he put her life in danger when he slips an item into her possession. Now she is on the run for her life trying to return said item to its lawful owner without...
My Musing ~ Record Store Reckoning by J.C. Kenney
Record Store Reckoning by J.C. Kenney Series Name: Darcy Gaughan Mystery #1Genre: CozyRelease: March 1, 2022 When the manager of Marysburg Music, Darcy Gaughan, returns to work after a vacation, she expects to jump right back into work as the store gets ready for the...
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My Musing ~ A Literal Mess by J.C. Kenney
A Literal Mess by J.C. Kenney is the first book in the NEW “Allie Cobb” cozy mystery series. Publisher: Lyrical Underground, coming January 8, 2019. The first book in a new series featuring Allie Cobb brings the New York literary agent back to her Hoosier home town...
My Musing ~ Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra
Seven Deadly Zins by Nancy J. Parra is the second book in the “Wine Country” cozy mystery series, coming January 8, 2019. Which suspect drowned an inspector in the Zinfandel? Sonoma tour guide Taylor O’Brian uncorks another intoxicating Wine Country mystery. Taylor...
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January 2022 Releases
Here is a list of over 60 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with six debut series. The longest running series on this list is the “Spencer” franchise series at 50...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE CASE OF THE DETERMINED DETECTORIST by Cathy Ace
Cathy Ace is a prolific author with many books under her belt and it is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the latest book in her "WISE Enquiries Agency" mystery series, coming in January 2027 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: January 11, 2027 Name of...
Cover Reveal ~ Bite Club by Laurien Berenson
I am excited to share with you the cover for the 23rd book in the “Melanie Travis” canine mystery series from Kensington Books, coming June 25, 2019. Author: Laurien Berenson Genre: Cozy Mystery Author Website: laurienberenson.com Book Synopsis Melanie Travis’s new...
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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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