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A Day in My Life ~ Rainbow Sanderson by Margaret Mizushima
I love the early morning! I’m Rainbow Sanderson, and I work for the Timber Creek County Sheriff’s Department in Timber Creek, Colorado. I live outside of town in a log cabin on the edge of the creek that the town and county are named for. I rise before dawn, write in...
A Day in My Life ~ Chad Detweiler by Joanna Campbell Slan
I grew up on a Century Farm in Illinois, which means I was raised to believe in three things: hard work, straight answers, and showing up for the people you love. Simple rules. Life with Kiki Lowenstein-Detweiler is not simple. By breakfast, I might be warning my wife...
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A Word With Taffy Beach
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I love mental puzzles and riddles that require me to decipher the underlying code or unravel the meaning. So when I decided to try my hand at writing fiction, the...
A Day in My Life ~ Marissa and The Other Me by P.M. Raymond
Hi! I’m Marissa. I work a tedious office job that just got more interesting this afternoon. And I’m not excited at all about it. My boss and co-workers think I might be living a double life. I think they're crazy. I also think I might be losing my mind. Let me start...
Reviews
My Musing ~ TO HAVE AND TO HOLD by Liz Milliron
Dru’s Short Musing: When two different people reach out to Jim and Sally for two different reasons, Jim and Sally find themselves in the middle of a criminal act that has implicated an innocent woman. Once again, I marveled at the excellent stories coming from Liz...
My Musing ~ THE WRITE WAY TO DIE by Beth Prentice
Dru’s Short Musing: At a writer’s retreat a murder should occur on the page, not at the retreat and when her friend appeared to be one of the suspects, Aubrey just had to investigate. Beth Prentice has done it again by delivering another solid whodunit that I could...
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My Musing ~ Dominoes, Danzón, and Death by Raquel V. Reyes
Latina sleuth and culinary master Miriam Quiñones-Smith is cooking up a storm in the fourth installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mystery series. It’s been three years since food anthropologist and cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith had her last brush with death....
My Musing ~ Crooked Ways by Tina Whittle
Tai Randolph doesn’t like tailing adulterers. Or photographing cracked sidewalks. Or staking out insurance scammers. But being an apprentice PI means doing what she’s told, filling out paperwork, and following the rules, all the rules. It’s a bit chafing for someone...
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New Releases ~ Week of October 5, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of October 5 – 11, 2025 with two debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! OCTOBER 5 SNAKEBERRY edited by Christine Bagley, Susan Oleksiw, Ang...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ IT’S NOT EVEN PAST by Anna Scotti
With a new publisher and a new introduction, it is my pleasure to present this updated cover with its new look and design, coming October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 20, 2026 Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction Collection Format: Print,...
Cover Reveal ~ Secrets, Songbirds, and Succulents by Iris March
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Succulent Sleuth” mystery series, coming January 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: January 23, 2025 Publisher: Wandering Ginkgo Press Format: Digital (Print to follow) Name of...
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Cover Reveal ~ Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark by Amber Royer
I’m excited to host the cover reveal for the next book in Amber Royer’s mystery series, coming September 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 12, 2023Publisher: Golden Tip PressFormat: DigitalName of Series: Bean to BarNumber in Series: Book...
Cover Reveal ~ The Legend of Acorn Hollow by Maureen Klovers
I am happy to host the cover reveal for the next book in the "Rita Calabrese Culinary Cozy" mystery series, coming August 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: August 30, 2023Publisher: Chesapeake Book/AmazonFormat: Print, DigitalName of Series: Rita...
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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...
Kensington Holiday Giveaway 2019
Thanks to the publisher, one lucky winner will get Kensington's gift basket of cozy mysteries—a mix of current releases and advanced reader copies (ARCs). Inside you will find one copy of the following titles: CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE MURDER by Joanne Fluke COCONUT LAYER...
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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
