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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...
Author Showcase with Carmela Dutra
. . .Cozy Mysteries, Coffee, and Chaos My day starts early, usually before the sun is fully awake, but never before my boys. They’re up first, which means I’m stumbling toward the coffeemaker as they cheerfully ask, “What’s for breakfast?” I have a strict Mom doesn’t...
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Get To Know You ~ Emmy Cooper by Annie McEwen
Emmy sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can learn more about what makes her tick. Let’s see what she has to say. What is your full name? Emmerlyn Rose Cooper – My parents combined their middle names, Emerson and Lynn, to...
A Word With Barbara Early
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. I like the logic aspect and the challenge of solving a puzzle, all wrapped up in a good story. As a mystery writer, I’m both...
Reviews
My Musing ~ THE PILGRIMAGE OF PRIMROSE HONEYCHURCH by Laura Jensen Walker
Dru’s Short Musing: Taking stock of her life, Primrose heads out on a journey of self-discovery that pulls at one’s emotional heartstrings. The author wrote a beautiful and endearing story that stayed with me from the first page to the last and beyond. Stepping out of...
My Musing ~ A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer
A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer Series Name: Bread Shop Mystery #7Genre: CozyRelease: November 2021 Freelance photographer and Yeast of Eden bakery assistant Ivy Culpepper has just scored the job of a lifetime shooting the Dickensian dress-up X-mas party thrown...
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My Musing ~ Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier
Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier is the second anthology of short stories from Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross. Publisher: Kensington, coming October 30, 2018. Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But...
My Musing ~ Bird, Bath & Beyond by E.J. Copperman
Bird, Bath & Beyond by E.J. Copperman is the second book in the “Agent to the Paws” mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, coming October 9, 2018 Kay Powell, theatrical agent to non-human animals, is babysitting―that is, birdsitting―her client, a parrot named...
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Releases
Week of September 26, 2021
Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of September 26 – October 2, 2021 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Festive Mayhem 2 edited by Marla Bradeen (Cozy Anthology)Available on Apple, B&N, and...
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 ~ Murder’s No Votive Confidence by Christin Brecher
I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Nantucket Candle Maker” mystery series from Kensington, coming June 25, 2019. This is the author's debut novel. Title: Murder’s No Votive Confidence Genre: Nantucket Candle Maker #1 Author...
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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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2024 Anthony Award
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