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A Day in My Life ~ Hattie Leiper by Greta Sinclair
People seem to think being a private investigator in Nashville is glamorous. My mornings suggest otherwise. I share my studio home and office above The Crooked Note on Music Row with three very opinionated companions. Moose, my grumpy Chow Chow, believes breakfast...
A Day in My Life ~ Leslie Hatherton Torres by Tammy D. Walker
When I was eleven, the age my daughter is now, I spent hours during summer in my grandmother’s shop, tucked in the cool nook beneath her office desk. Mostly, I read there, but if I’m honest, when Grandma Butterfield wasn’t looking, I’d peek inside the desk drawers. I...
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A Word With Kay Pritchett
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I have always found unanswered questions intriguing. That trait led me first into literary criticism, where I spent half a lifetime teasing out answers to the...
A Day in My Life ~ Meg Daniels by Jane Kelly
My name is Meg Daniels, and I was living a conventional life in New York City until I met Andy Beck, Private Investigator, who thought I killed my boss. I didn’t. I did, however, hit it off with Andy. We’ve been together for about seven years now, engaged for one. I...
Reviews
My Musing ~ DEATH HITS THE HIGH NOTES by GG Calpo
Dru’s Short Musing: When two members of the choir die at a rehearsal and one of them is a close friend, the team is on the hunt for a killer. This story blends friendship and family drama into one cohesive whodunit that I could not put down, quickly becoming a...
My Musing ~ A ZAPPY LITTLE CHRISTMAS by Paula Charles
Dru’s Short Musing: When her employee becomes a prime suspect in a Pine Bluff resident’s death, Dawna is on the case to prove her innocence. This was a fun book with crisp writing, a comfortable tone and a fast-paced whodunit that I could not put down until all was...
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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 12, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of October 12 – 18, 2025 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! OCTOBER 13 Death By Mistake by Abigail Keam (Cozy Mystery) Josiah has...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ COLORADO MYSTERY MERGE edited by Peg Brantley, Kerry Hammond, Alison Thayer
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the second anthology from the Sisters In Crime Colorado Chapter, coming in October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 23, 2026 Series: Crime Fiction Collection, Book 2 Genre: Short Story Crime...
Cover Reveal ~ Waters of Destruction by Leslie Karst
I am a fan of the work from Leslie Karst from the first series she's written, The Sally Solari Mysteries, to her standalone, Justice Is Served, and to her most recent series, The Orchid Isle Mysteries, which is why I'm so excited to host the cover reveal for the next...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Wedding Bride And Doom by Mary Karnes
I’m excited to share with you the cover reveal for the first book in the NEW "Wedding Planner" mystery series, coming August 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: August 22, 2023Publisher: Level Best BooksFormat: Print, DigitalName of Series: Wedding...
Cover Reveal ~ Deep Roots by Sung J. Woo
I’m excited to host the cover reveal for the second book in Sung J. Woo’s mystery series, coming September 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 5, 2023Publisher: Agora BooksFormat: Print, DigitalName of Series: Siobhan O'BrienNumber in Series:...
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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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2024 Anthony Award
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