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 Day In My Life ~ Lily Russo by Alison Gaylin
My friend Emma once asked me which sense I’d rather lose – my hearing or my sight. The answer was obvious to me, and to Emma too I’m sure. I don’t know what I’d do without my hearing. I’m a musician. I love music. And as my grandpa once told me in a letter, you don’t...
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A Day In My Life ~ Dante O’Donnell by Michael Craft
This isn’t what I had in mind. When you’re gay and pushing fifty, and then move with your husband from the rat race of LA to sunny Palm Springs, you’re thinking: easy street … the good life … cocktails by the pool … fun and games. But no. After he dumped me, he was...
Get To Know You ~ Theodora Laurent by Lynn Morrison
Theodora sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can get to know her better. What is your full name? As far as the world is concerned, I’m none other than Theodora Laurent. However, those closest to me know that I was born with a...
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 ~ Travels of Quinn by Sasscer Hill
Travels of Quinn by Sasscer Hill is the first book in the NEW "Quinn O'Neill" traditional mystery series. Publisher: Wild Spirit Press, coming February 11, 2020. Born an Irish American Traveller, Quinn’s father and stepfamily raise her to be a con artist. Can she...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane
Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane is the first book in the NEW Ray Ambler mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, April 2016 Murder at the 42nd Street Library opens with a murder in a second floor office of the iconic, beaux-arts flagship of the New...
My Musing ~ Should Have Played Poker by Debra H. Goldstein
Should Have Played Poker by Debra H. Goldstein is the first book in the NEW “Carrie Martin and the Mah Jongg Players” mystery series. Publisher: Five Star Publishing, April 2016 Carrie Martin's precarious balancing of her corporate law job and visiting her father at...
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Releases
February 2019 Releases
Five new series debut this month from Margaret Dumas, Victoria Hamilton, Jenna Harte, J.A. Kazimer and Jenn McKinlay February 1 The Shaker Murder by Eleanor Kuhns (Will Rees #6) February 4 The Truffle With Wedding by Laura Durham (Annabelle Archer #12) Wool Over Your...
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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2026 Best Mystery Blog
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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