Features
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 Day In My Life ~ Joss Miller by Tyora Moody
Hey, I’m Joss Miller and I’m a barista at Sugar Creek Café in Charleston, South Carolina. The café isn’t trendy and sleek like the popular franchise coffeehouses. More like walking into someone’s home. I heard the chimes of the café door indicating a customer had...
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“Jane Doe” by Sandra SG Wong
I surface from the nightmare, sweat-soaked and shaking, a roaring in my ears. I wish I could say this is unusual, but I honestly have no idea what normal is for me. This is my third dawn, waking up with no memory of myself. I wait for my body to realize it’s only...
Jason Davey by Winona Kent
Hey. This is a new medium for me. You can usually find my ramblings on Instagram or Twitter. Sometimes on Facebook. I’m a professional musician, but I’m also a so-called amateur sleuth. Have Strat, will travel, as Tom, my sister’s husband, famously quipped a few years...
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 ~ Stabbed in the Baklava by Tina Kashian
Stabbed in the Baklava by Tina Kashian is the second book in the “Kebab Kitchen” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, coming August 28, 2018. Lucy Berberian has taken over her family’s Mediterranean restaurant on the Jersey Shore after an unsatisfying stint at a...
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Inherit the Word by Daryl Wood Gerber
Inherit the Word by Daryl Wood Gerber is the second book in the "Cookbook Nook" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, March 2014 Jenna Hart moved back to Crystal Cove, California, to recapture her joie de vivre and to help her aunt Vera run the local...
Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown
Pearls and Poison by Duffy Brown is the third book in the "Consignment Shop" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, March 2014 It’s election time in Savannah, Georgia, and Judge Guillotine Gloria—aka Reagan Summerside’s mom—is neck and neck in the polls with...
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July 2012 Books
My July 2012 books I want to read.... July 1 A Plain Death by Amanda Flower Going Organic Can Kill You by Staci McLaughlin July 3 Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams Plotting at the PTA by Laura Alden The Portrait of Doreene Gray by Esri Allbritten Murder On The Half...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ DEVIL ON DICKENS ISLAND by Allison Brook
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Allison Brook's mystery series, coming in July 2027 from Rowan Prose Publishing and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 20, 2027 Series: A Books On The Beach Mystery, Book 2 Genre: Cozy Mystery...
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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
