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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 ~ April Melvin by Marcy Blesy
I didn’t plan on being a single mother at the age of 42. I thought that ship had sailed as I docked on the perimenopause stage of life, but fate had other plans. Meeting the insurance salesman in town for a convention had seemed like harmless fun until he packed up...
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Get To Know You ~ Detective Sergeant Ryan McBride by J. Woollcott
Ryan sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know him better. What is your full name?Ryan James McBride. How old are you?I was born in August 1989. What is your profession?Detective Sergeant in the Police Service of...
Author Showcase ~ Killin’ Time in San Diego by Holly West
Most of the short stories featured in the forthcoming Bouchercon 2023 anthology, Killin’ Time in San Diego, are set in and around sunny (and, it turns out, often seedy) San Diego, California. But that’s where the similarities end. As editor of this collection, I was...
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 ~ 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 Cat, The Collector and the Killer by Leann Sweeney
The Cat, The Collector and the Killer by Leann Sweeney is the 8th book in the “Cats In Trouble” mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, August 2016 In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret, a cat...
My Musing ~ Grilling The Subject by Daryl Wood Gerber
Grilling The Subject by Daryl Wood Gerber is the fifth book in the “Cookbook Nook” mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, August 2016 Things heat up for bookstore owner Jenna Hart in the latest Cookbook Nook mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of June 16, 2019
Here are a few new books releasing this week and my pick of the week is . . . The Ugly Truth by Jill Orr ~ There’s been a shocking double murder in Tuttle Corner, Virginia, involving high-profile players from Washington D.C. This brings national attention―and big-city...
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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