Features
A Word With Mary Anna Evans
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I like crime fiction because it deals with big, important issues. If somebody commits murder, and that’s almost always the crime at the heart of a mystery, the...
A Word With Cynthia Rice
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I was drawn to crime fiction because I enjoy solving puzzles. The genre also covers so many facets of human motivation and behavior, which I find fascinating....
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A Word With Jess Lourey
Why do you write the genre that you write? While I write across genres, I always come back to crime fiction because I love how very readable it is. It delivers important truths about justice, inequality, humanity, and it does it all with a tight plot. What’s the...
A Day In My Life ~ Anastasia Pollack by Lois Winston
An Update by Anastasia Pollack Hello, everyone! Dru kindly invited me to drop by and catch all of you up on what’s been going on in my life. Those of you who are longtime readers of Dru’s Book Musings may remember that I first made an appearance way back in 2011....
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 ~ Drop Dead Lola by Melissa Bourbon
Drop Dead Lola by Melissa Bourbon is the fifth book in the "Lola Cruz" humorous cozy mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, January 28, 2020. Things are topsy-turvy in Lola Cruz’s world. Lola’s cousin is getting married, and Lola’s in the wedding, dressed like a...
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My Musing ~ Cloud in my Coffee by Julie Mulhern
Cloud in my Coffee by Julie Mulhern is the third book in the “Country Club Murders” mystery series. Published by Henery Press, May 2016 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee When Ellison Russell is nearly killed at a benefactors’ party, she brushes the incident aside as an...
My Musing ~ Evil Turns by Jane Tesh
Evil Turns by Jane Tesh is the 5th book in the “Madeline Maclin” mystery series. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, May 2016 Murder by witchcraft? Private investigator and former beauty queen Madeline Maclin thought she'd seen it all in her small North Carolina town of...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of January 27, 2019
Here are sixteen new books, with four debut series and one re-release, that are releasing this week for your reading pleasure. Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter ~ Just six weeks after the grand opening of Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe, owner Kate McKay has been...
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
2024 Agatha Award
