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A Day in My Life ~ Miles Donovan by L.B. Phillips
People ask what I do, and I've learned to watch their faces when I answer, because "I notice things" is a sentence that makes a grown adult quietly check the room for the exits. But it's the only trade I've ever been any good at, so let me walk you through an ordinary...
A Day In My Life ~ Jan Weatherly by Lori Pollard-Johnson
I woke to the soft snore-snorting of my sweet, but very old Chinese Crested, Moxie. Silently, I slid out of bed and into my blue robe with the yellow stars and an old pair of slippers, trying hard not to wake Moxie or my girls down the hall. I padded into the kitchen...
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Callie Padget by Alicia Bessette
All I wanted was a breather. Ha! So much for that plan. I’d barely unpacked my bags on Cattail Island, the glorified sandbar where I grew up, when I heard that my old friend Eva had passed away—and bizarrely, at that. She tumbled from the top of the most historic...
Maggie Warshauer by Valerie Nieman
There’s always so much to do at a marina, because we're responsible for what’s on the water with the docks and gas and store, and also for the land, with the campground that isn’t hardly used and the bathhouse and all. I start my day in my tiny dark bedroom on our...
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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 ~ Disorderly Conduct by Mary Feliz
Disorderly Conduct by Mary Feliz is the fourth book in the Maggie McDonald mystery series. Publisher: Lyrical Underground, coming, July 10, 2018 Professional organizer Maggie McDonald manages to balance a fastidious career with friends, family, and a spunky Golden...
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Home For The Haunting by Juliet Blackwell
Home For The Haunting by Juliet Blackwell is the fourth book in the “Haunted Home Renovation” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, December 2013 No good deed goes unpunished. San Francisco contractor Mel Turner is leading a volunteer home renovation project, and while...
Home For Homicide by Jennie Bentley
Home For Homicide by Jennie Bentley is the seventh book in the “Do-It-Yourself” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, December 2013 Avery Baker was a big city textile designer, until she inherited her aunt’s old Maine cottage and found her true calling—home...
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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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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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