Features
Author Showcase ~ BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY BURBANK by James T. Bartlett
The affectionately backhanded compliment “Beautiful Downtown Burbank” was coined on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, and made legendary by Johnny Carson on his Tonight Show. Long the home of movie studios and production companies, Burbank is over the hill from Hollywood...
A Day in My Life ~ Mickey the Guerilla Artist by Elaine Viets
Five in the morning. My favorite time on the beach in Peerless Point, Florida. The ocean is smooth as gray silk. The eastern sky is velvety-black and the damp sand feels solid-squishy under my bare feet. It’s January. Right now, the silent beach and the silver sea are...
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A Day in My Life ~ Miss Tessa Langdon Vander Horn by Carol Floriani
I woke up early this morning knowing I had a full day ahead of me. I took a long look out my bedroom’s bay window. The majestic Hudson River and the dramatic cliffs of New Jersey’s Palisades have always inspired me. When I’m not at my penthouse on the Upper East Side...
A Day in My Life ~ Bri Watters by Karen Grose
In the wrong hands, a patient’s private medical file tells a story no one consented to share. An imaging technologist, Bri Watters knows the importance of patient confidentiality. But when her brother Ty is suspected of accessing patient data at the Vermont hospital...
Reviews
My Musing ~ MURDER AT THE TOY SOLDIER by Maddie Day
Dru’s Short Musing: Not again! Mac finds the body of a toy store worker slumped over and the Cozy Capers Book Group are on the case. This fast-paced and well-written drama with its comfortable tone was quickly consumed by me as I had to know how this was going to turn...
My Musing ~ YULE REGRET IT by Annie McEwen
Dru’s Short Musing: Try as she might, Emmy once again gets involved in a murder investigation, this after promising she won’t. This well-written and fast-paced whodunit had a comfortable tone with crisp writing making it easy to follow the path the author has set for...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Icing on the Murder by Valerie Burns
Dru’s Short Musing: A wedding expo should be exciting but not when the featured guest is murdered and puts the Baker Street Irregulars on the search for the person responsible. The author is very good at storytelling, pulling me in the middle of the fast-paced and...
My Musing ~ The Great Mann by Kyra Davis Lurie
Dru’s Short Musing: Kyra Davis Lurie takes the retelling of The Great Gatsby to another level filled with expectations, friendship, triumphs, relationship and disappointment all rolled in one brilliantly written drama that takes place in 1945 Los Angeles among the...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of January 18, 2026
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of January 18 – 24, 2026 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! JANUARY 19 Bait the Devil by Winter Austin (Thriller) Dot Ybarra doesn’t...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ MURDER ON FLESHER PASS by K.L. Borges
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Montana Animal Rescue" mystery series, coming in October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 14, 2026 Series: A Montana Animal Rescue Mystery, Book 2 Genre: Cozy Mystery...
Cover Reveal ~ Detective Honeywell Series by Annette Dashofy
Annette is one of my favorite authors and I enjoy every book that she has written and published. It is my pleasure to share with you the covers for the next two books in the “Detective Honeywell” mystery series, coming in Fall 2025 and now up for preorder. Title: The...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Someone Is Out There by Kaye George
I’m happy to host the cover reveal for Kaye George’s suspense novel, coming April 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: April 15, 2025 Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing Format: Print, Digital Genre: Suspense Author Website:...
Cover Reveal ~ The Courtesan’s Pirate by Nina Wachsman
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Nina Wachsman’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 3, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Venice Beauties...
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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...
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...
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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.
Poll: Reading Habits
[polldaddy poll=9357154] [polldaddy poll=9357173] Flash Giveaway: Leave comment below for your chance to win a kindle copy of Reining in Murder, the first book in the NEW "Carson Stables" mystery series. The giveaway will end March 29, 2016 at 12 AM EST. Good luck...
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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
