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A Word With Michael Northrop
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I’ve always read a pretty wide variety of mysteries, from the Agatha Christie novels that first got me hooked to darker Scandinavian stuff (What is going on in...
A Word With Kate (K.B.) Jackson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? I fell in love with mysteries when I read my very first book with chapters, “Elizabeth Gail and the Mystery at Johnson Farm.” I’m a child of the 80s who grew...
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Eddie Cayce by Lynn Cahoon
Hi, I'm Eddie Cayce. I'm a junior interior designer with a top Seattle design company. Or at least I was last week. Now, I'm home in New Orleans. A place I left as soon as I chose my college. I never have looked back. It's not that I don't love my family, I do. They...
A Day In My Life ~ Vinny Delgado by Leslie Budewitz
I’m not big on change. I’m big on a full-bodied Oregon Cabernet Franc, and on the rich syrahs and grenaches grown in the Horse Heaven Hills in southeast Washington. I’m big on a spicy French Viognier, with notes of apricot, peach and a hint of honeysuckle that will...
Reviews
My Musing ~ MURDER IN THE UPPER CRUST by Mindy Quigley
Dru’s Short Musing: Instead of spending quality time with her boyfriend, a catering gig interrupted their vacation plan as well as . . . murder. This was a fast paced and well written whodunit that I could not put down until all was said and done. The author did a...
My Musing ~ Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron is the fourth book in the “Cajun Country” mystery series. Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, coming October 9, 2018. Southern charm meets the dark mystery of the bayou as a hundred-year flood, a malicious murder, and a most unusual Mardi...
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Patchwork Peril by Lois Winston
Patchwork Peril by Lois Winston is the third mini-mystery in the “Anastasia Pollack Crafting” series. Publisher: Lois Winston, April 2014 After rescuing her elderly neighbor Rosalie’s quilts from a rainstorm, craft editor Anastasia Pollack discovers Rosalie...
Boiled Over by Barbara Ross
Boiled Over by Barbara Ross is the second book in the “Maine Clambake” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, May 2014 For Julia Snowden, the Founder's Day summer celebration in Busman's Harbor, Maine, means helping her family's clambake company to prepare an...
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August 2013 Books
These are some of the books that are on my radar of future reading. August 6 Murder on the Rocks [Mack's Bar #1] by Allyson K. Abbott Plainly Murder [Amish Quilt Shop Novella] by Isabella Alan Heirs and Graces [Royal Spyness #7] by Rhys Bowen Death Al Dente (Food...
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Cover Reveal ~ A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC by Sarah Osborne
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Flo and Maude Christmas" mystery series, coming in November 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: November 15, 2026 Series: Flo and Maude Christmas Cozy Mystery, Book 6 Genre: Cozy...
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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
2024 Agatha Award
