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!...

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A Word With Erin Flanagan

Now it's time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   Why do you write the genre that you write? I’ve been writing thrillers lately centered around women, and I think what draws me to this genre is that women in these books end up in situations where...

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Get To Know You ~ Olivia Penn by Kathleen Bailey

Olivia sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings. What is your full name? Olivia Rose Penn How old are you? I’m in my early thirties, and we’ll leave it at that. What is your profession? I’m an advice columnist and work for a newspaper in...

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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...

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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 ~ Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie

Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie is the 17th book in the “Kincaid & James” mystery series. Publisher: William Morrow, February 7, 2017 Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are drawn into separate investigations that hold disturbing—and...

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My Musing ~ Lowcountry Crime edited by James M. Jackson

Lowcountry Crime by Jonathan M. Bryant, Polly Iyer, James M. Jackson, Tina Whittle, published by Wolf's Echo Press, February 7, 2017 Lowcountry: That portion of the Southeastern United States characterized by low, generally flat country, whether barrier island, tidal...

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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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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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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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