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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 ~ Genevieve Planché by Nancy Bilyeau
(Genevieve Planché was first introduced in The Blue, but you don’t need to have read The Blue or The Fugitive Colours to enjoy the third book in the Georgian mystery series, The Versailles Formula) I thought when I settled in the countryside near Lichfield with my...
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A Word With Traci Hall
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 to read mysteries, so it was a natural segue for me from writing romance, which is where I started off in 2003. I’d joined Romance Writers of...
A Day In My Life ~ Philomena Wolff by Sandra Gardner
Welcome to Woodstock, town of Peace, Love, and Music -- until… Woodstock, NY, my beloved hometown, became the most famous small town in America after the music festival in 1969. Funnily enough, the festival didn’t even happen here, though the musicians were from...
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 ~ Spawning Suspicion by Maggie Toussaint
Spawning Suspicion by Maggie Toussaint is the second book in the "Seafood Caper" cozy mystery series, coming November 9, 2020. The death of island playboy Curtis Marlin doesn’t register on busy caterer River Holloway’s radar. . .that is, until her brother and his...
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My Musing ~ Death Warmed Over by Kate Flora
Death Warmed Over by Kate Flora is the eighth book in the “Thea Kozak” mystery series. Publisher: ePublishing Works!, August 2017 Arriving to view what will hopefully be her dream home, Thea Kozak finds her real estate agent, Ginger Stevens, tied to a chair,...
My Musing ~ Pizza To Die For by Lea Wait
Pizza To Die For by Lea Wait. Publisher: Sheepscot River Press, August 2017 At fourteen, future chef Mikki Norden is ready for any kitchen emergency - except the unexpected death of her mentor, Mr. Baldacci. But Mikki's learned a lot about solving crimes from her...
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New Releases ~ Week of June 28, 2020
Here is a list of some of the new releases for June 28 - July 4, 2020 with five new series debut. There’s plenty of new releases for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! The Corpse With The Crystal Skull by Cathy Ace (Traditional) Welsh Canadian globetrotting sleuth, and...
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: HiJack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart
I'm so thrilled to scoop and reveal the terrific cover for the third book in the "Cherry Tucker" mystery series, HIJACK IN ABSTRACT, coming out on November 5, 2013 from Henery Press. Cherry Tucker’s love life has shifted into neutral. And her siblings, Grandpa, and...
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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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