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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 ~ Becky Masterman
A famous author once gave me this advice: Live a routine life and save your passion for the page. That I do, to a fault. We don’t call this place Masterman Monastery for nothing. Okay, my husband is a retired Episcopal priest, and Reverend Honey is the best mate an...
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A Word With Elle Cosimano
Why do you write the genre that you write?I don’t really write in one genre—I tend to bend and blend them. Probably because I read across so many. I enjoy a wide variety of books, and I write what I enjoy reading. What’s the quirkiest quirk one of your characters...
A Day In My Life ~ Heather Quinn by Lindsay Cameron
You wanted to see a day the life of Heather Quinn, but today really isn’t a good day for it. I was scheduled to be volunteering at the school library this morning, but instead I’m sitting here in the back of a nondescript café thirty blocks from my Upper East Side...
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 ~ Murder Ink by Lorraine Bartlett with Gayle Leeson
Murder Ink by Lorraine Bartlett with Gayle Leeson is the sixth book in the "Victoria Square" cozy mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, coming December 31, 2019. The charm of Victoria Square may prove to be only skin deep when murder follows the arrival of...
Reviews
My Musing ~ The Ninth Life by Clea Simon
The Ninth Life by Clea Simon is the first book in the NEW “Blackie and Care Cat” mystery series. Publisher: Severn House Publishers, March 2016 Introducing Blackie, an unusual feline hero, and his companion Care in the first of this dark new mystery series." Three...
My Musing ~ Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace
Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace is the first book in the NEW "Otter Lake" mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, March 2016 Welcome to Otter Lake, where the relaxing, restorative atmosphere is to die for. Erica Bloom is in no rush to return...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of November 4, 2018
Here are 18 new books releasing this week for your reading pleasure. Diane A.S. Stuckart and an anthology with Jayne Ormerod, Teresa Inge, Rosemary Shomaker, and Heather Blake Weidner have new series. The Killer Christmas Sweater Club by Terry Ambrose ~ All...
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
2024 Agatha Award
