Features
A Word With Craig Robertson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? Crime fiction was always my go to reading so I guess it was natural that was what I wanted to write. My mother read me Agatha Christie as bedtime stories from...
A Day in My Life ~ Raven Burns by Faye Snowden
I’m a homicide detective who sends a prayer up every time I approach a body in my small, crime-ridden hometown of Byrd’s Landing, Louisiana. “Please don’t let it be anybody I know,” I ask the universe. My prayers are seldom granted. I usually keep it together by...
Features
A Day in My Life ~ Lorraine Highsmith by Erica Ruth Neubauer
I wake up early. Not because I want to—because the sprinklers are on a timer and I’m not a monster who lets her lawn go to hell. You spend years cultivating prize-worthy roses and suddenly everyone thinks you’re eccentric instead of dedicated. Rude. This particular...
A Day in My Life ~ Mackenzie Bardine by Dana Mentink
For security reasons I don’t usually give out my full name. There are people who would be paid well to do me harm, you see. You can call me Zee, if you’d like. My life is dangerous because I’m after a dangerous man…a drug kingpin named Bullseye who took my brother...
Reviews
My Musing ~ ODE TO THE BONES by Carolyn Haines
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an engaging read from the first page to its intensified conclusion. So much is going on in Sarah Booth’s world and discovering betrayals where she least expect it highlights the greatness of this series. The mystery was nicely...
My Musing ~ CONTESTING THE WOOL by Diane Vallere
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an enjoyable story that I could not put down until all was said and done. This fast-paced and well written drama had a solidly wicked storyline that kept me intrigued throughout the telling of this whodunit. The writing was crisp and...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an evenly paced and complex family drama that was intertwined in the telling of this story. This well-written tale was filled with dysfunction from all ends with grief, betrayal, and personal growth comprising most of the visually...
My Musing ~ Sex And Death On The Beach by Elaine Viets
Dru’s Short Musing: Norah McCarthy will do all that is needed when a body is found on her property. From the first page to the finale, I was immersed in all aspects, quickly becoming a page-turner as I had to know how this was going to end. In this well-written...
New
Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 9, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of November 9 – 15, 2025 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! NOVEMBER 10 The Holly Village Murders by Benedict Brown (Historical...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ WORKING VACATIONS WILL KILL YOU by Kathleen Marple Kalb
I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Roscoe Gang” mystery series, coming April 2027 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: April 6, 2027 Series: A Roscoe Gang Mystery, Book 1 Genre: Cozy Mystery – Culinary...
Cover Reveal ~ Lavender Lies Bleeding by Leslie Budewitz
Since the release of Death Al Dente in 2013, I’ve been a fan of Leslie’s work, reading all of the books in her two cozy series, as well as her suspense titles. It is my honor to host the next book in her “Spice Shop” mystery series, coming July 2025 and now up for...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Larceny & Last Chances edited by Judy Penz Sheluk
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Superior Shores” anthology series, coming June 2024 and now up for preorder. Subtitle: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense Publication Date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: Superior Shores Press...
Cover Reveal ~ A Chocolate is Announced by Amber Royer
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Bean To Bar” mystery series, coming June 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 25, 2024 Publisher: Golden Tip Press Format: Digital, Print (to come) Name of Series: Bean To Bar,...
Extras
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...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Aferlife by Oliva Blacke, a humorous supernatural mystery pitched as Finlay Donovan is Killing It meets Only Murders in the Building, about a ghost who teams up with the new (living) occupant of her apartment to solve a series of apparently...
Extras
April Reading at Meanderings and Muses
I’m at Kaye Wilkinson Barley’s Meanderings and Muses today reading an excerpt from Naked In Death by J.D. Robb Click HERE to hear my...
March 2018 Interview on Chicks on the Case
In March, I was interviewed at Chicks on the Case for their blogger feature. Click HERE to read about it.
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
