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A Day in My Life ~ Park Ranger Maudy Lorso by Eloise Corvo
“Martin Short, get your fuzzy butt back here!” Pulling his leash back, the scruffy dog stops short, letting the squirrel live another day. Covered in squelching mud, he holds his shaggy head high, nose leading the way to downtown Stone’s Throw, our little Lake...
Let’s Get To Know ~ Jazzi Swanson by Karen Rose Smith
Jazzi sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can learn more about her. Let’s get to know Jazzi. What is your full name? My full name is Jasmine (Jazzi) Rosemary Swanson. All the women in my family have flower names. How old are...
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A Day in My Life ~ Adam Parrall by Nicholas George
Hi! My name is Adam Parrall. If you're old enough, you might remember the big (and only) hit my band Parallax had back in the Eighties, "Knife to the Heart." My wife, Shawna, handled the electrifying lead vocal. Now we're (gasp) "retired" and living an easier life in...
A Word With Darlene Dziomba
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I was at Bouchercon Toronto, listening to a panel of authors who each had a protagonist in a dog-related profession. I was volunteering at a no-kill animal shelter...
Reviews
My Musing ~ THE GRAPEVINE by Alexandra Sokoloff & Craig Robertson
Dru’s Short Musing: In this well-written tour de force, the authors delivered a complex and riveting drama that quickly became a page-turner as I could not put this book down. Lou’s search for her missing daughter is all-consuming as she hopes she gets some answers....
My Musing ~ An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
Dru’s Short Musing: What a fun book featuring new amateur sleuth Meg, who’s put to the test when a man she overheard on a boat ride, ends of dead at her new employer’s dock. Returning home to a new life awaits Meg with two jobs, one working in a bookstore and one...
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My Musing ~ Dead, White, and Blue by Annie McEwen
It's the 4th of July in the Wisconsin Northwoods, and no one is more excited than Emmy Cooper. She's happy to be back in her hometown, settling once again into small-town living and helping her family run Cooper’s Cove, their lake cottage resort. Emmy and her teen...
My Musing ~ Peg and Rose Play The Ponies by Laurien Berenson
Murder, She Wrote meets The Odd Couple in award-winning author Laurien Berenson’s brand-new mystery series, spun off from her much-loved Melanie Travis Canine series and featuring Melanie’s elderly aunts—tough-as-nails Peg and soft-spoken Rose—who’ll put their...
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Releases
New Releases Coming Soon ~ June 2025
Here is a list of over 95 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with fifteen debut series. As always, I hope there is a new title to suit everyone’s personal taste....
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ MURDER IN THE LIGHTHOUSE by Maddie Day
Edith Maxwell writing as Maddie Day is a prolific author with several dozen books and short stories published and it is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Cozy Capers Book Group" mystery series, coming February 2027 and now up for...
Cover Reveal ~ The Courtesan’s Pirate by Nina Wachsman
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Nina Wachsman’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 3, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Venice Beauties...
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Cover Reveal ~ Star Tangled Murder by Nancy J. Cohen *plus giveaway*
I’ve been reading this series since the first book came out and I’m thrilled to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Bad Hair Day" mystery series, coming March 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: March 14, 2023Publisher: Orange Grove...
Cover Reveal ~ Hook, Line, and Sinker edited by Emily P.W. Murphy
I’m excited to share with you the cover reveal for the seventh Guppy Anthology, coming January 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: January 27, 2023Publisher: Wolf's Echo PressFormat: Print and DigitalName of Series: Guppy AnthologyNumber...
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Interview with L.A. Chandlar
Author on the Air Global Radio Network invited me, the shy one, to interview the fabulous L.A. Chandlar about her latest release, THE HINDENBERG SPY. We talked about the book, Josephine Baker and of course my favorite building in New York. Listen here on Soundcloud 👉...
Giveaway by Twist Phelan
The story based on Twist Phelan's post "Take Your Daughters to Work Day" for the Day in the Life feature on my blog is in the September/October 2018 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. "Thank you again for being the impetus for my inspiration!" . . . Twist Phelan...
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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
