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A Day In My Life ~ Nate Morton by Adrian Andover

So much for sleeping in. My six a.m. alarm hasn’t gone off yet, but I’m wide awake at four forty-seven, not long after I’d wake up any other day. But today’s Sunday. I hoped I could get some extra sleep this morning, especially considering I’ll be out past my bedtime...

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A Day In My Life ~ Adele Pippen by Rebecca Heath

I’m pretty sure whoever coined the saying about something not killing you making you stronger was referring most particularly to planning a wedding. And I’m positive that by the time Jason and I (finally) say ‘I do’ I’ll be a veritable super woman. I say finally...

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A Day In My Life ~ Lily Wong by Tori Eldridge

“Will you please wait!” I shake my bag of steamed pork buns at Uncle, also known as Lee Chang, a former Shanghainese triad enforcer and my North Dakota Norwegian father’s head Chinese restaurant cook back in Los Angeles. Uncle had preempted my return home from Hong...

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A Day In My Life ~ Felicity Koerber by Amber Royer

A lot has changed for me since I first shared a day in my life, back in 2021. (If you want to know what my life was like then, check me out here). Book time moves differently than outside book time, so while for y’all it’s been two years, for me less than a year has...

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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 ~ Purr M for Murder by T.C. LoTempio

Purr M for Murder by T.C. LoTempio is the first book in the NEW “Cat Rescue” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, March 14, 2017 Sydney McCall left behind an ex-fiancé and a New York advertising job to return home to Deer Park, North Carolina and help her...

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Recognition

Mentioned in the March/April 2017 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. . . Mentioned in Top 10 Cozy Mystery Blogs by A Cozy Experience Dru, owner of dru's book musing, to receive the 2017 MWA Raven Award at the Mystery Writers of America's annual Edgars Award...

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New Releases

January 2020 Releases

Here is a list of over 30 new cozies, traditional mysteries, thrillers and suspense titles releasing this month, with four debut series from Kate Collins, Lee Goldberg, Candace Havens, and Gina LaManna. January 1 Lost Hill by Lee Goldberg (Eve Ronin) *new series*...

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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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