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 ~ Harriet Morrow by Rob Osler
“Drat!” Harriet Morrow shouted into the cacophony surrounding her. The swarm of pedestrians, buggies, carts, streetcars, other bicyclists, and the occasional motorized contraption—an invention Harriet welcomed to the roadways as a picnicker would an army of ants—made...
Features
Fran Stein by E.J. Copperman
Okay, first of all, everything you’ve heard about me is false. I’m not a robot. I don’t have two bolts sticking out of my neck. I don’t walk with my arms out in front of me as if I thought I was Superman but forgot to jump up in the air. I’m not made from the corpses...
Detective Thompson by Karen A. Phillips
Detective Thompson here with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, California. I’ve been asked to talk about my role in the mystery novel, A Deadly Combo. When I got the call about a possible homicide at the Golden Hills Winery trailerfest event, old emotions...
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 ~ Dressed To Kill by Kathleen Delaney
Dressed To Kill by Kathleen Delaney is the fourth book in the "Mary McGill" canine cozy mystery series. Publisher: Severn House Publishers, coming November 5, 2019. Santa Louisa’s Halloween celebrations are derailed when a masked killer dressed as a clown strikes in...
Reviews
My Musing ~ The Body in the Landscape by Larissa Reinhart
The Body in the Landscape by Larissa Reinhart is the fifth book in the “Cherry Tucker” humorous mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, December 2015 When Cherry Tucker’s invited to paint the “kill portrait” for the winner of Big Rack Lodge’s Hogzilla hunt, it seems...
My Musing ~ Ghost in the Wind by E.J. Copperman
Ghost in the Wind by E.J. Copperman is the seventh book in the "Haunted Guesthouse" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, December 2015 Never meet your heroes—especially when they’re dead. Guesthouse owner, single mother, and reluctant ghost whisperer Alison...
New
Releases
New Releases ~ Week of August 19, 2018
For your reading pleasure, here are three new books releasing this week. August 20 (D.E. Haggerty) August 21 (V.M. Burns, Karin Slaughter) One debut series (D.E. Haggerty)
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE GIRL IN FOXKILL FOREST by Shelly Jones
I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in a new mystery series, coming in February 2027 from Tule Publishing and now up for preorder. Publication Date: February 10, 2027 Series: A Foxkill Murder Cases Mystery, Book 1 Genre: Traditional Mystery...
No Results Found
The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.
Cover Reveals
No Results Found
The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.
Extras
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...
No Results Found
The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.
Extras
No Results Found
The posts you requested could not be found. Try changing your module settings or create some new posts.
About
Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
