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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 ~ Evelyn Murphy by S.K. Golden
A lovely young couple had scheduled their wedding reception at the Pinnacle Hotel for the spring of 1959. I, as the hotel’s party planner extraordinaire (and Owner’s Daughter) got right to work making sure everything would be ready to the couple’s exact...
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A Day In My Life ~ Lily Wong by Tori Eldridge
“Will you please wait!” I shake my bag of steamed pork buns at Uncle, also known as Lee Chang, a former Shanghainese triad enforcer and my North Dakota Norwegian father’s head Chinese restaurant cook back in Los Angeles. Uncle had preempted my return home from Hong...
A Day In My Life ~ Felicity Koerber by Amber Royer
A lot has changed for me since I first shared a day in my life, back in 2021. (If you want to know what my life was like then, check me out here). Book time moves differently than outside book time, so while for y’all it’s been two years, for me less than a year has...
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 ~ Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing is the first book in the NEW "Colorado Wine" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, coming May 26, 2020. A young winery owner won't let one sour grape ruin the bunch in the first installment of this exciting cozy...
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My Musing ~ Santorini Caesars by Jeffrey Siger
Santorini Caesars by Jeffrey Siger is the eighth book in the “Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis” mystery series. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, September 2016 When a young demonstrator is publicly singled out and assassinated by highly trained killers in the heart of...
My Musing ~ Sunshine Noir edited by Annamaria Alfieri and Michael Stanley
Sunshine Noir edited by Annamaria Alfieri and Michael Stanley is an anthology of short stories set with the sun as the backdrop where the darkest shadows spell danger. Publisher: White Sun Books, August 2016 In these stories, seventeen writers from around the globe...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of July 21, 2019
Here are a few new books, with one debut series from Nancy Lynn Jarvis, releasing this week and my pick of the week is . . . The Subject of Malice by Cynthia Kuhn ~ The organizers have rustled up plenty of surprises for the literary conference at Tattered Star Ranch....
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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