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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 ~ Annie Sara Hart By Betty Hechtman
I know the title says this is about a day in my life, but really it is more about a moment. I had no idea that my life was about to change forever when I got my first look at the unusual building. More than anything, I was surprised at what it looked like in real...
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A Word With Mary Lee Ashford
Why do you write the genre that you write?I write in the mystery genre because that’s what I love to read. I enjoy all mysteries but I specifically enjoy reading amateur sleuth mysteries because they are about ordinary people. Like many other crime writers, I grew up...
Alexis Jordan by Kate Flora
Crouching in the shrubbery behind her house, her arms and legs poked and scraped by branches, was not an ordinary day in Alexis Jordan’s life. But since Evan Palmer had told people they were having an affair, nothing had been ordinary. Far from it. Her life had been...
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 ~ Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle
Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle is the 18th book in the "Coffeehouse Mystery" series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, December 3, 2019. From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Shot in the Dark and Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the...
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My Musing ~ For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames
For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames is the 7th book in the "Cheese Shop" mystery series. Publisher: Berkly Prime Crime, February 2016 In the new Cheese Shop Mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of As Gouda as Dead, an extra-sharp tongued cheese critic is cut...
My Musing ~ It's a Wonderful Knife by Christine Wenger
It's a Wonderful Knife by Christine Wenger is the fifth book in the “Comfort Food” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, February 2016 Comfort food and murder are on the holiday menu in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Macaroni and Freeze . ....
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of October 21, 2018
Here are eight new books releasing this week for your reading enjoyment. October 22 (J.J. Hensley, Lois Winston) October 23 (Jeff Abbott, Kathi Daley, Julie Hyzy, Miranda James, Catriona McPherson, Julie Mulhern) The Three Beths by Jeff Abbott ~ From New York...
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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