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A Word With Lisa Black

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I watched every cop show on the air with my dad when I was a kid, and read every mystery in my grade school library. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your...

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A Day In My Life ~ Jane Hunter by Victoria Gilbert

I’m Jane Hunter, a sixty-year-old former university librarian. I retired early, not by choice, but because I didn’t quite fit the new “branding” the university had adopted. Sadly, they felt I had outdated ideas, while I thought some of their new plans were ridiculous....

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A Day In My Life ~ Grace Adair by Nikki Knight

Occupation: The Hit Mom “Ma! Scotchie ate my bacon!” “Butterscotch Thor Adair!” I snapped. The giant dog immediately jumped away from Daniel’s plate with a guilty look. He’s part golden retriever, part some kind of sheepdog, part Godzilla – and all sloppy ball of...

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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 ~ Icing on the Casket by Catherine Bruns

Icing on the Casket by Catherine Bruns is the ninth book in the "Cookies & Chance" cozy mystery. Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing, coming May 5, 2020. Full-time baker and sometime sleuth Sally Muccio finally has everything she’s always wanted—a beautiful baby,...

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My Musing ~ The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal

The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal is the sixth book in the “Maggie Hope” mystery series. Publisher: Bantam, October 2016 Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster,...

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My Musing ~ Salem’s Cipher by Jess Lourey

Salem’s Cipher by Jess Lourey is the first book in the NEW “Witch Hunter” thriller series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, September 2016 A troubled codebreaker faces an epic plot reaching back through centuries of America’s secret history Salem Wiley is a genius...

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New Releases

New Releases ~ Week of July 14, 2019

Here are a few new books releasing this week and my pick of the week is . . . Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber ~ Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved...

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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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