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 ~ Casey Carson by Cindy Goyette
As a probation officer I’m supposed to help people turn their lives around. Yet, my clients are dropping like flies. My caseload numbers are plummeting, sure, but that’s not the preferred way to reduce recidivism. There are two ways to get off probation early, one way...
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A Day In My Life ~ Tim Badger by Jeri Westerson
Me name’s Tim Badger and I used to be one of them Baker Street Irregulars working for one Mister Sherlock Holmes. But being a man now, I opened me own detective agency with me friend, Ben Watson (no relation), though Mister Holmes finds it amusing that I got me own...
A Day In My Life ~ Yale Yee by Jennifer J. Chow
Thanksgiving dinner must be my favorite meal of the year. I get to eat turkey (sometimes with bread as stuffing; other times, with sticky rice inside) and indulge in pumpkin pie. Plus, Ba actually rests from running his busy dim sum restaurant, and we get to share 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 ~ Sealed Off by Barbara Ross
Sealed Off by Barbara Ross is the eighth book in the "Maine Clambake" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Kensington Books, released December 31, 2019. Early October is “winding down” time in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, but there’s nothing relaxing about it for Julia Snowden....
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My Musing ~ Goodbye to the Dead by Brian Freeman
Goodbye to the Dead by Brian Freeman is the 9th book in the "Jonathan Stride" thriller series. Publisher: Quercus, March 2016 Detective Jonathan Stride's first wife, Cindy, died of cancer eight years ago, but her ghost hangs over Stride's relationship with current...
My Musing ~ The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum by Kirsten Weiss
The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum by Kirsten Weiss is the first book in the NEW "Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum" mystery series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, March 2016 When Maddie Kosloski's career flatlines, she retreats to her wine-country hometown for solace...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 11, 2018
Here are 18 new books releasing this week for your reading enjoyment. Joy Avon, G.P. Gardner, Amy Reade, and T.K. Thorne have debut series. In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon ~ Joy Avon’s festive series debut featuring a book-themed tea party organizer will be tons of...
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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