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A Day in My Life ~ Ibby Russell by Carol J. Perry

I’m Isobel Margaret Russell. Most folks call me “Ibby” I’m a pushing seventy, happily single, part-time research librarian. I live in the fine old house in Salem, Massachusetts where I was born. It’s a big house, and sometimes I rent a few upstairs rooms to short time...

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A Day In My Life ~ Lily Russo by Alison Gaylin

My friend Emma once asked me which sense I’d rather lose – my hearing or my sight. The answer was obvious to me, and to Emma too I’m sure. I don’t know what I’d do without my hearing. I’m a musician. I love music. And as my grandpa once told me in a letter, you don’t...

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A Word With Elle Alexander

Why do you write the genre that you write? I love the structure of mysteries. Every time I sketch out a new plot and try to piece together the suspects, their motives, nefarious behavior, and secrets and lies, I always wonder how it’s going to come together. Then...

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Reviews

My Musing ~ POUR CHOICES by Adrian Andover

Dru’s Short Musing: When the comedian who performed at his lounge is found dead the next day, Adrian investigates to find the person responsible. There is no sophomore slump in this well-written and fast-paced murder mystery with a comfortable tone making it easy to...

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My Musing ~ Three Treats Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein

Three Treats Too Many is the third book in the "Sarah Blair" cozy mystery series, released August 25, 2020. When a romantic rival opens a competing restaurant in small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the specialty of the house . . . For someone...

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My Musing ~ A Grave Calling by Wendy Roberts

A Grave Calling by Wendy Roberts is the first book in the NEW “Bodies of Evidence” mystery series. Publisher: Carina Press, June 5, 2017 There had been no attempt to bury the dead girl, naked except for the white ribbon tied to her wrist Twenty-five-year-old Julie...

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My Musing ~ Bearly Departed by Meg Macy

Bearly Departed by Meg Macy is the first book in the NEW “Teddy Bear” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, May 30, 2017 The Silver Bear Shop and Factory might be the cutest place around, but there’s nothing warm and fuzzy about murder. As manager of the family teddy...

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New Releases

New Releases ~ Week of March 22, 2020

Here is a list of some of the new books releasing this week with some stops in Cranberry Cove, Foxtail Lake, Normal, and Pleasant Valley. Hope a few of these new releases will keep you entertained. Enjoy! Bag of Bones by April Anderton Something’s going down at the...

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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 👉...

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About

The reclusive figure of Dru reportedly spends her working hours at the mysterious daytime situation doing “research.” Her non-working hours are spent less reclusively on her blog, dru’s book musings where the main goal is to introduce readers to authors and their work.

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Accolades

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2024 Anthony Award

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2024 Agatha Award

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2017 MWA Raven Award

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