Features
A Day in My Life ~ Kelly Boyd by K.L. Borges
It was a rare quiet day at RogerDog Rescue, the shoestring shelter where I work most days. I was enjoying the peace, updating web profiles for our adoptable dogs when the director, Betty Mills, appeared out of nowhere, a rolled-up newspaper clenched in her hand. Whap!...
A Day In My Life ~ Vivian Joyce by Eileen Watkins
Around ten a.m., I parked in the lot of Addamsville Antiques, housed in a converted factory downtown. I hopped out of my CR-V and pondered its cargo. Somehow, I would have to wrestle that two-piece Roseville jardinière up to the second floor where I now leased Booth...
Features
A Word With G.M. Malliet
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? I like stores that have a beginning, middle, and end. I like surprises when they’re clever and not contrived, and I enjoy the puzzle of the mystery genre....
A Day In My Life ~ Det. Harriet Foster by Tracy Clark
A day in my life? I’m a cop. A day in my life usually means it’s the last day of someone else’s. I’m Detective Harriet Foster. I work homicide for the Chicago Police Department. My partner Det. Vera Li and I were called out early this morning to a parking garage a...
Reviews
My Musing ~ THE KEY TO A KILLER by Olivia Blacke
Dru’s Short Musing: Can Ruby and Cordelia solve the one case that needs to be solved? I love the premise of this duo searching for Cordelia’s killer. With a well-written and fast-paced drama, I was pulled in immediately as I’ve been waiting for the answer. The author...
My Musing ~ Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron is the sixth book in the "Cajun Country" cozy mystery series, released September 8, 2020. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock her hostelry...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Two Heads are Deader Than One by Elena Hartwell
Two Heads are Deader Than One by Elena Hartwell is the second book in the “Eddie Shoes” mystery series. Publisher: Camel Press, April 2017 Private Investigator Eddie Shoes is enjoying a rare period of calm. She's less lonely now that Chava, her card-counting mom from...
My Musing ~ The Good Byline by Jill Orr
The Good Byline by Jill Orr is the first book in the NEW “Riley Ellison” mystery series. Publisher: Prospect Park Books, April 11, 2017 Meet Riley Ellison, a quirky young library assistant who has become known in her hometown of Tuttle Corner, Virginia, as Riley...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of March 8, 2020
Here is a list of some of the new books releasing this week with stops in Alexandria Bay, Fredericksburg, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Hope a few of these new releases will keep you entertained. Enjoy! Crossing Borders edited by Lisa Brackmann and Matt Coyle Good...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE CASE OF THE DETERMINED DETECTORIST by Cathy Ace
Cathy Ace is a prolific author with many books under her belt and it is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the latest book in her "WISE Enquiries Agency" mystery series, coming in January 2027 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: January 11, 2027 Name of...
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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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2024 Anthony Award
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