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A Day in My Life ~ Prudence Bates by Suzanne Stauffer
June 6, 1929. I’ve never tried to keep a diary before. There didn’t seem to be much point. Every day was the same – placid, pleasant, predictable. I went off in the morning to work at the library and came home at night to dinner on the table, just Mother and me....
A Day In My Life ~ Kelly Barrow by Wendy Corsi Staub
When I was living in Paris after my second divorce, I spent my days shopping, lunching, and lounging. Then came March 2020, when I was summoned back to my Hudson Valley hometown because my widowed mother was ill. At the time, I thought it was terrible timing. Stranded...
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Cover Reveal and Get To Know You ~ Aunt Babette Broussard by Martha Reed
Here is the cover reveal for “Up Jumped the Devil” the follow-up to “Love Power” in Martha Reed's NOLA Mystery series, coming at end of November 2023. Pre-orders will be available soon. And now, come join Aunt Babette and dru's book musings as we sit down for a...
A Day In My Life ~ Mess Hopkins by Alan Orloff
My parents named me Benjamin at birth, but now the only person who calls me that is my prickly Uncle Phil. Everyone else calls me Mess, a nickname coined by my older sister when we were kids. I glance around the motel room where I live. Clothes—mostly clean—are strewn...
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 ~ 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 ~ Pot Luck by Kendel Lynn
Pot Luck by Kendel Lynn is the fourth book in the “Elliott Lisbon” humorous mystery serious. Publisher: Henery Press, December 13, 2016 GOING FOR THE GOLD. . . It’s time for the Irish Spring at the Ballantyne Foundation, and charity director/PI-in-training Elliott...
My Musing ~ Forgotten City by Carrie Smith
Forgotten City by Carrie Smith is the second book in the “Claire Codella” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, December 13, 2016 NYPD Detective Claire Codella is chomping at the bit for a new case. Lieutenant McGowan is determined to keep her out of the...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 3, 2019
Here is a list of some of the new books, with three debut series from Tess Arlen, Vannetta Chapman, and Tori Eldridge, releasing this week. From cozies to traditional to historical to detectives to ninjas to suspense to culinary treasures, there’s plenty of new...
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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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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