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 ~ Sky Sawpole by D.M. Rowell
Sky Sawpole quickly ducked down from the Kiowa Tribe Chairman’s office window. He had unintentionally caught his older sister Mud’s eye as she stepped into the obviously ransacked office. This was not good, not good at all! His cell phone vibrated. Mud was calling!...
Features
Anne Scott by Rebecca Saltzer
It takes a lot of stamina to survive the daily grind at a large investment bank in New York City. First of all, there’s who I have to deal with: the traders. As a research analyst, I spend my day gathering information about bonds they want to buy and sell. I have to...
Lauren Beck by Donna Huston Murray
Reporter: Thanks for agreeing to share 24 hours of your life with my readers. How about starting with your Miata breaking down in the desert near that billboard? Lauren Beck: That was rotten luck, but I had been driving hard all the way from Maryland. R: You were 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 ~ Thin Ice by Paige Shelton
Thin Ice by Paige Shelton is the first book in the NEW "Alaska Wild" traditional mystery series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, coming December 3, 2019. Beth Rivers is on the run – she’s doing the only thing she could think of to keep herself safe. Known to the world as...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Edgar Allan Cozy edited by Sadie Hartwell
Edgar Allan Cozy: Wicked Short Stories is a collection of short stories and poems by Sheila Connolly, Sherry Harris, Sadie Hartwell, Edith Maxwell, Barbara Ross. Publisher: Wicked Cozy Press, January 2016 When cozy mystery writers meet Edgar Allan Poe, the result is...
My Musing ~ Gone by Midnight and Other Stories by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Gone by Midnight and Other Stories by Joyce and Jim Lavene is a collection of 13 short stories. February 2016 Fans of Joyce and Jim Lavene will thrill at this collection of thirteen short stories—many are set in the worlds of their national bestselling mystery series,...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of October 7, 2018
Here are 13 new books releasing this week for your reading enjoyment. October 8 (E.J. Copperman, Kathleen Ernst) October 9 (Eileen Brady, Ellen Byron, E.J. Copperman, Kathi Daley, Barbara Early, Betty Hechtman, Sybil Johnson, Jenny Kales, Kate Kingsbury, Holly Quinn)...
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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