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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...
If It’s in the News, It’s Plot Fodder by Lois Winston
Authors are always asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” I’m a news junkie. The ideas for all my stories, from the first book I wrote back in the last century to Sorry, Knot Sorry, the thirteenth and latest Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, sprang from news and...
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A Word With Cathi Stoler
Why do you write the genre that you write?I like to say I was born knowing how to read, such is my love of reading. As soon as I was old enough, I gravitated to mysteries, from Nancy Drew to The Hardy Boys and beyond, and have never looked back. With mysteries, it’s...
Corrie Locke by Lida Sideris
Do you like your day job? Not me. I’m less than thrilled with mine because what happens outside of my lawyering job at the movie studio is infinitely more exciting. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. The good, tingly kind of excitement-filled bumps. Take last...
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My Musing ~ HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS by Susan M. Boyer
Dru’s Short Musing: When her father becomes a suspect in the death of his brother-in law, Liz and Nate are on the case to find the person responsible before the Christmas holiday starts. Like fine wine, the stories presented to us by Susan M. Boyer gets better and...
My Musing ~ The Cupid Caper by Larissa Reinhart
The Cupid Caper by Larissa Reinhart is the first book in the NEW “Finley Goodhart Crime Caper” series. Publisher: Past Perfect Press, April 2018 She uses her criminal past to catch crooks. He wants her back. In the grift. And in his life. Can Finley Goodhart convince...
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Cry Wolf by J. Black Carson
Cry Wolf by J. Black Carson is the fourth book in the "Laura Cardinal" mystery series. Publisher: Breakaway Media, September 2013 Tell me no lies. Laura and her aspiring-film-director partner, Anthony, catch a homicide case where nothing is as it appears. When...
Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant
Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant is the first book in the new "Pie In The Sky" mystery series. Publisher: Gallery Books, September 2013 CHOCOHOLIC CREAM. BOUNTIFUL BLUEBERRY. LOTSA LEMON MERINGUE. EVEN DANGEROUSLY DAMSON. Who could resist such pies? Who would even want to...
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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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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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