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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...
A Word With Linda Norlander
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I love putting the puzzle pieces together in a mystery whether I’m reading it or writing it. What’s the quirkiest quirk on of your characters has? Liza Johnson in...
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A Day In My Life ~ Jess Harriet by Lori Pollard-Johnson
I wake to the music of Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” on my clock radio, and a dark, drizzly February Sunday in Seattle. Yes, I know no one uses clock radios anymore. They use an app on their cell phone to announce morning. But I’m also fully aware that my old cell phone...
A Word With Leslie Budewitz
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? I go where the stories take me. For a long time, that’s been the cozy mystery—the stories of women compelled into action when danger threatens the place they...
Reviews
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 ~ Tidal Wave by Beth Prentice
Tidal Wave by Beth Prentice Series Name: Aloha Lagoon Samantha Reynolds Mystery #4Genre: CozyRelease: February 8, 2022 From USA Today bestselling author Beth Prentice comes a disaster of a wedding in paradise. . . Samantha Reynolds' life in Aloha Lagoon has just...
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My Musing ~ Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day
Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day is the first book in the NEW “Cozy Capers Book Group” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington Books, coming December 18, 2018 and is a Barnes and Noble exclusive. A Cape Cod shop owner and her book club must find a crafty killer in this...
My Musing ~ One Taste Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein
One Taste Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein is the first book in the NEW “Sarah Blair” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington Books, coming December 18, 2018. For culinary challenged Sarah Blair, there’s only one thing scarier than cooking from scratch—murder! Married at...
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Releases
Week of December 5, 2021
Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of December 5 – 11, 2021 with six debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading! Murder in the Drawing Room by C.J. Archer (Cozy)When Harry Armitage passes an...
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 ~ Down in Flames by Cheryl Hollon
I am thrilled to showcase the cover for the sixth book in the "Webb’s Glass Shop" mystery series from Kensington Books, coming June 25, 2019. Author: Cheryl Hollon Genre: Cozy Mystery Author Website: cherylhollon.com Book Synopsis A fatal hit-and-run in front of...
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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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