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Let’s Get To Know Declan Shaw by M.E. Proctor

One of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Declan Shaw. What is your full name? Declan Francis Philip Shaw. I rarely rattle off the complete string. My mother used to call me Francis when she needed to make a forceful...

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A Day In My Life ~ Baz Tooney by Korina Moss

I’m the kind of guy who likes helping people out. Maybe it’s why I’m a handyman. I like being there for people, especially my best friend, Willa, like when she needs help with her cheese shop. Or with solving a murder. Yeah, Willa likes helping people out too, but...

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Simon Lattimore by Helen Golden

Thursday 1 October “Evening Dylan. I’ll have a pint of my usual, please.” “Here you go, Simon. How was your day?” “Not too bad, just waiting for some news about Luca Mazza. Hopefully, he’s fine and they’ll release him from the hospital soon.” “Is he the chef who...

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Lizzie Crane by Skye Alexander

October 1925, Gloucester, Massachusetts: Holy moly, what a day! My name’s Lizzie Crane, I’m a jazz singer from the Big Apple, and I’m in a bit of a pickle. When my musician friends and I accepted this job to perform at a Halloween party, I never imagined I’d end up...

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Reviews

My Musing ~ JOY TO THE BONES by Carolyn Haines

Dru's Short Musing: Knowing that her parents were murdered, Sarah Booth is on a mission to find the person responsible and bring justice for her parents. This drama was nicely executed and kept me in suspense with all the trappings of a well-written and well-defined...

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My Musing ~ A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette

A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette is the ninth book in the “Key West Food Critic” cozy culinary mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, May 7, 2019. Key West food critic Hayley Snow scents-es something fishy when a customer falls stone-crab cold dead on a seafood...

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Reviews

My Musing ~ Endangered by C.J. Box

Endangered by C.J. Box is the 15th book in the “Joe Pickett” thriller series. Publisher: Putnam, March 2015 She was gone. Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if he was a rodeo champion, and now he has even more—Joe’s eighteen-year-old ward,...

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My Musing ~ A First Date with Death by Diana Orgain

A First Date with Death by Diana Orgain is the first book in the new "Love or Money" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, March 2015 Reality TV meets murder in the first in a new mystery series from the author of the Maternal Instincts Mysteries and...

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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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The reclusive figure of Dru reportedly spends her working hours at the mysterious daytime situation doing “research.” Her non-working hours are spent less reclusively on her blog, dru’s book musings where the main goal is to introduce readers to authors and their work.

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Accolades

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2024 Anthony Award

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2024 Agatha Award

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2017 MWA Raven Award

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