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A Day in My Life ~ Kitty Rossi by Dana Mentink
“Kitty,” my mother laments. “You’re not to be galloping around like a lamb in springtime.” I don’t reply that I’m nothing like a lamb and if there weren’t so many maddening social requirements draining my investigative time, I wouldn’t always be in such a hurry. These...
A Day In My Life ~ Tonya Roberts by Leslie Gray Streeter
1994 I usually set my clock radio to 6 a.m., so I make sure to get 15 minutes to hit “snooze” so the alarm doesn’t think he won. But this morning, just as I open my eye ready to smack that button, my phone rings. “Tonya get the paper!” my mother is saying. “Girl,...
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A Day In My Life ~ January Lamont by Nancy A. Hughes
Put yourself in my muddy shit kickers. I’m January Lamont, 26. Imagine me in Midtown, not hiding near this stone quarry adjacent to our neglected, middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania rental. I had just been chosen account executive over advertising seniors by the darling...
A Word With K.T. Nguyen
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? Mystery has been my favorite genre as a reader since childhood. In my twenties and thirties, I gravitated towards Golden Age mysteries; in my forties—now a...
Reviews
My Musing ~ NO BONES ABOUT IT by Annie McEwen
Dru’s Short Musing: When her friend becomes a prime suspect in a recent murder, Emmy along with her friends are on the case. This story immediately captured my attention from the first page to its conclusion. The writing was crisp and the comfortable tone made it easy...
My Musing ~ Shrimply Dead by Maggie Toussaint
Shrimply Dead by Maggie ToussaintSeries Name: A Seafood Caper #3Genre: Cozy MysteryRelease: April 12, 2021Purchase Link When veterinarian and amateur naturalist Jasmine Garr is shot in her yard, residents of Shell Island press caterer River Holloway into investigating...
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My Musing ~ Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein
Class Reunions Are Murder by Libby Klein is the first book in the NEW “Poppy McAllister” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, January 30, 2018 For fortysomething Poppy McAllister, taking a stroll down memory lane in Cape May, New Jersey, isn’t just awkward—it’s...
My Musing ~ Silenced by Sugar by Catherine Bruns
Silenced by Sugar by Catherine Bruns is the fifth book in the “Cookies & Chance” mystery series. Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing, January 2018 Full-time baker and sometime-sleuth Sally Muccio is enjoying life as a new bride and only wishes that sales in her...
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January 2021 Releases
Here is a list of over 55 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with eleven debut series from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson, Stella Bixby Lynn Cahoon, E.J. Copperman, Paula...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ IT’S NOT EVEN PAST by Anna Scotti
With a new publisher and a new introduction, it is my pleasure to present this updated cover with its new look and design, coming October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 20, 2026 Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction Collection Format: Print,...
Cover Reveal ~ 16 Millimeters by Larissa Reinhart
I'm excited to reveal the cover for the second book in the “Maizie Albright Star Detective” mystery series from Past Perfect Press, coming October 17, 2017. A word from Larissa. . . While I was in Japan, Georgia became the number one place to film movies, leaping past...
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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...
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2024 Anthony Award
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