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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...

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A Day In My Life ~ Porter Beck by Bruce Borgos

God, I’m forty-eight today. How did this happen? My body looks much the same as it did for the last twenty years—to me. We never see our reflection quite the way someone else does, right? But there are subtle differences. I see my once athletic build retreating into a...

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Hattie Hayes by Diane Kelly

Hattie sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we, the readers, can get to know her better. What is your full name?Hattie Hayes How old are you?I’m in my late twenties. What is your profession?I’m a moonshiner. Do you have a...

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Diogi by Amy Pershing

Can human and animals communicate? Well, Diogi and I just had a nice Q&A about his life with Samantha Barnes. What is your full name?Diogi. Just plain old Diogi. Because I am a dog. It’s easy to remember how to say my name because it is pronounced dee-OH-gee, as...

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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...

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My Musing ~ Root of All Evil by Liz Milliron

Root of All Evil by Liz Milliron is the first book in the NEW “Laurel Highlands” mystery series. Publisher: Level Best Books, coming August 14, 2018. Rumors of a meth operation in rustic Fayette County catch the attention of Pennsylvania State Trooper Jim Duncan. When...

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My Musing ~ Murder at Tremont House by Judy Alter

Murder at Tremont House by Judy Alter is the second book in the “Blue Plate Café” mystery series. Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press, February 2014 A journalist comes to Wheeler, Texas, intent on revealing the town’s secrets. Instead she finds a stubborn advocate of...

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A Bad Reputation by Jane Tesh

A Bad Reputation by Jane Tesh is the fourth book in the “Madeline Maclin” mystery series. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, February 2014 When Wendall Clarke announces plans to open a new art gallery downtown, it’s both the talk of Celosia, North Carolina and the envy of...

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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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2024 Anthony Award

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2024 Agatha Award

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2017 MWA Raven Award

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