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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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An Excerpt from Never Nap in a Casket by J.W. Hodge

Looking at the dead woman draped over a Mercedes-Benz G-class shiny black steering wheel didn’t freak me out; I’m related to Cassandra Harrigan, the only female mortician in Portneuf Gap, Idaho. But another murder at my apartment complex had my anxiety meter soaring...

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A Day In My Life ~ Lee Barrett by Carol J. Perry

I’m Lee Barrett—at least that’s the name I’m known by to viewers of the Salem, Massachusetts television station WICH-TV. But very recently, in my REAL life, I became Lee Mondello! Yep! My long-time main man Police Detective Pete Mondello and I are married. We’ve...

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A Word With Liz Ireland

Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve loved mysteries since my older sister introduced me to Agatha Christie when I was still in grade school. And I write cozy mysteries because I love their humor and hopefulness—I love rom-coms for the same reason. What’s...

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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 ~ All Done With It by Maggie Toussaint

All Done With It by Maggie Toussaint is the seventh book in the "Dreamwalker" paranormal mystery series, coming August 11, 2020. Female sleuth and psychic crime consultant Baxley Powell works a homicide case that leads straight to an evil force in the spirit world....

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My Musing ~ The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day published by William Morrow Paperbacks, April 11, 2017. From the award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a mother's desperate search for a lost boy. Anna Winger can know people better...

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New Releases

February 2020 Releases

Here is a list of over 40 new titles from cozies to traditional mysteries to thrillers and suspense releasing this month, with six debut series from Monique Bird, Stephanie Cole, Maria DiRico, Sasscer Hill, Erin Huss and Liz Milliron. The longest running series on...

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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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