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A Day in My Life ~ Rainbow Sanderson by Margaret Mizushima
I love the early morning! I’m Rainbow Sanderson, and I work for the Timber Creek County Sheriff’s Department in Timber Creek, Colorado. I live outside of town in a log cabin on the edge of the creek that the town and county are named for. I rise before dawn, write in...
A Day in My Life ~ Leslie Hatherton Torres by Tammy D. Walker
When I was eleven, the age my daughter is now, I spent hours during summer in my grandmother’s shop, tucked in the cool nook beneath her office desk. Mostly, I read there, but if I’m honest, when Grandma Butterfield wasn’t looking, I’d peek inside the desk drawers. I...
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A Word With Craig Robertson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? Crime fiction was always my go to reading so I guess it was natural that was what I wanted to write. My mother read me Agatha Christie as bedtime stories from the...
A Day in My Life ~ Alene Baron by G.P. Gottlieb
Alene made a pot of coffee, started a pancake batter, and texted her boyfriend, who called back within moments. He felt marginally improved, he said, and it was still just a cold. His daughter had come home late again, and he hadn’t slept well. Alene scraped bean...
Reviews
My Musing ~ TO HAVE AND TO HOLD by Liz Milliron
Dru’s Short Musing: When two different people reach out to Jim and Sally for two different reasons, Jim and Sally find themselves in the middle of a criminal act that has implicated an innocent woman. Once again, I marveled at the excellent stories coming from Liz...
My Musing ~ LIT by Tim Sandlin
Dru’s Short Musing: This book features a quirky cast of characters that I was happy to spend time with them in this satire-ish cozy mystery that kept me engaged in all that they were doing, from book burning to an intoxicated author to murder, and to the friend who is...
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My Musing ~ Switcheroo by E.J. Copperman
Dru’s Short Musing: Fran and Ken Stein (get it) are back at it again and this time a simple adoption request opens a new can of worms. In this well-written and visually descriptive narrative, the author set the stage for an intriguing and suspenseful tale that I could...
My Musing ~ Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an evenly paced and complex family drama that was intertwined in the telling of this story. This well-written tale was filled with dysfunction from all ends with grief, betrayal, and personal growth comprising most of the visually...
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Coming Soon ~ January 2026
Here is a list of over 95 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with 12 debut series. Reading is an adventure. Enjoy! JANUARY 1 Behind These Four Walls by Yasmin Angoe...
Cover Reveals
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,...
A Reveal Like No Other by Ellen Byron
I am excited to share with you this reveal from the Golden Motel Mystery series. Tada!!! A VERY WOODSY MURDER: Sitcom writer Dee Stern impulsively quits her job on the Kidz Channel sitcom “DUH!” and buys a rustic motel in a small California Gold Rush town at...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ We’ll Always Have Poison by BJ Magnani
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in BJ Magnani’s suspense series, coming July 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 17, 2024 Publisher: Encircle Publications Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Dr. Lily Robinson, Book...
Cover Reveal ~ Sorry, Knot Sorry by Lois Winston
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Lois Winston’s mystery series, coming June 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Format: Digital, Print (to come) Name of Series: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Book #13 Genre:...
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2026 Best Mystery Blog
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2024 Anthony Award
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