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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 ~ Emma Brennan by Daryl Wood Gerber
Hi, I’m Emma Brennan. Twenty-five, single, a new business owner, and human for a gorgeous Birman cat named Vivi. I’m very excited because in days I’ll be opening the Aroma Wellness Spa in Carmel-by-the-Sea. For those of you who don’t know about Carmel, it’s located on...
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A Day In My Life ~ Jonah St. Clair by Charlotte Stuart
In my early teens I spent two and a half years living with a Tlingit elder. He taught me valuable life lessons by telling me stories that always had a message about how you were supposed to behave. A kinder version of Grimm’s fairy tales grounded in the natural world....
A Word With Neil S. Plakcy
Why do you write the genre that you write? I could say that as a young person, I read a lot of mystery fiction, from "Freddy the Detective" and The Hardy Boys to Agatha Christie, Ellis Peters and Dick Francis. But the honest truth is that I struggled for a long time...
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 ~ Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon
Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon is the first book in the NEW "Paint & Shine" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Kensington Books, coming June 30, 2020. Miranda Trent has set up a sweet life in a scenic corner of Appalachia—until she stumbles across the trail of...
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My Musing ~ The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake
The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake is the seventh book in the “Wishcraft” mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, October 2016 The national bestselling author of Gone with the Witch returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather uncovers dangerous...
My Musing ~ Permanent Sunset by C. Michele Dorsey
Permanent Sunset by C. Michele Dorsey is the second book in the “Sabrina Salter” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, October 2016 Former television meteorologist Sabrina Salter’s new life in paradise was idyllic, sprinkled with new friendships, romance and...
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New Releases ~ Week of September 22, 2019
Check out some of the 25+ new books on my list, with two debut series from Mollie Cox Bryan and Vivian Conroy, releasing this week. From cozies to culinary to the holiday to the seaside to animals to the theater to historical to time-travel to thrillers and to...
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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2024 Anthony Award
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