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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 ~ April Melvin by Marcy Blesy
I didn’t plan on being a single mother at the age of 42. I thought that ship had sailed as I docked on the perimenopause stage of life, but fate had other plans. Meeting the insurance salesman in town for a convention had seemed like harmless fun until he packed up...
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A Day In My Life ~ Lydia Barnes by Maggie Bailey
“Meow?” I remember that there was a time in my life when I used to sleep in. But that was before I adopted Baby Lobster from the local shelter. To be fair, my cat DID save my life recently, but I can’t help but wish she liked to sleep as much as I do. “Here you go,” I...
A Day In My Life ~ Tasso by Jen Pitts
Have you ever waited forty years to see someone? I have. Today my Thea-bea is returning to New Orleans after she and her momma left under mysterious circumstances. Althea Fontenot was just six years old then, but she’ll remember me. Who could forget me? I’m a handsome...
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 ~ Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany
Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany is the first book in the NEW "Tea by the Sea" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Kensington Books, coming July 28, 2020. A New York City expat-turned-Cape Cod tea shop owner must solve the murder of a local real estate developer to...
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My Musing ~ River City Dead by Nancy G. West
River City Dead by Nancy G. West is the fourth book in the “Aggie Mundeen” humorous mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, January 17, 2017 Advice columnist Aggie Mundeen and SAPD Detective Sam Vanderhoven plan their first rendezvous at a San Antonio River Walk...
My Musing ~ Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury
Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury is the first book in the NEW “Merry Ghost Inn” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, January 10, 2017 Melanie West is getting her life back on track after a messy divorce when her grandmother, Liza Harris, asks her to open...
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New Releases ~ Week of December 1, 2019
Here is a list of some of the new books releasing this week - - from a coffeehouse to the Massachusetts coast line to the Alaskan wilderness to Brooklyn Heights to small English village to farm-to-table living to cozies to holiday themed to magic to photographer to...
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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,...
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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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