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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 ~ Dara Banks by D.M. Barr
I don’t need an alarm to wake up because my eight-year-old stepdaughter Ava tugs at my blankets every morning around 6:15 am. She’s looking for me to draw logos of things like Cartoon Network on the pieces of paper I keep on my nightstand. That holds her for three...
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A Day In My Life ~ Su Lin by Ovidia Yu
‘Hello! No need to come out! We are leaving some rambutans outside for you! Yellow ones!’ It’s a typical start to a June day at the height of the rambutan season in Singapore. At Chen Mansion we have several rambutan trees, but everyone is sure their own trees produce...
A Day In My Life ~ Lucy Richardson by Eva Gates
It’s my WEDDING DAY! I’m so excited. At long last the love of my life, Connor McNeil, and I are to be married. It’s spring on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the perfect time for a wedding after winter storms and before the full mad holiday rush of the summer...
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 ~ Come Homicide or High Water by Denise Swanson
Come Homicide or High Water by Denise Swanson is the third book in the "Welcome Back to Scumble River" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Sourcebooks, December 31, 2019. There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River. . . School psychologist Skye...
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My Musing ~ Off the Grid by C.J. Box
Off the Grid by C.J. Box is the 16th book in the "Joe Pickett" suspense series. Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, March 2016 C. J. Box returns with this suspenseful new Joe Pickett novel. Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and trying to deal with...
My Musing ~ The Saints of the Lost and Found by T.M. Causey
The Saints of the Lost and Found by T.M. Causey is her first full-length dark mystery-suspense novel. Publisher: The RoadRunner Press, March 2016 Avery Broussard has the curse of seeing lost things (and make no mistake about it, it is a curse). Missing belongings and...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 25, 2018
Here are 16 new cozy novels on my list releasing this week for your reading enjoyment. Judi Lynn and Meghan Scott Molin have debut series. Murder Knows No Season by Cathy Ace ~ Four deliciously different short novels, one for each season of the year. WINTER: The...
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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