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A Day in My Life ~ Jitty by Carolyn Haines

After two hundred years of roaming this planet, sharing good times and bads I needed to give my girl a pat on the head. Sarah Booth is willful, headstrong, and determined. In other words, a lot like me. These past months have been hard. Not only her heart, but her...

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A Day In My Life ~ Letty Hart by Nadine Nettmann

My father always said there were three rules to making wine during Prohibition: keep it simple, don’t label the bottles, and don’t drink the product. I follow two of them. He didn’t follow any. My name is Letty Hart and I take care of my family’s winery here in Los...

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Ellery Hathaway by Joanna Schaffhausen

It’s weird that I’m sitting here. Nothing is strange about my location; the new Cuban restaurant is jumping despite the frigid February temperatures. Bostonians go out no matter what the weather. If we stayed in due to the cold, we’d be homebound from November to May....

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MayBell Ferth by Sam Cheever

My name is MayBell Ferth, and the cute little ball of fluff and ‘tude sitting on my lap is Shakespeare. . . Shakes for short. Shakes is a Pomeranian, a.k.a. the Pomeranian Devil. He’s also my best friend and my accomplice in crime-fighting and other things. I come...

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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...

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My Musing ~ Blessed Are The Merciful by Kristi Belcamino

Blessed Are The Merciful by Kristi Belcamino is the sixth book in the “Gabriella Giovanni”, coming March 15, 2018 What would you sacrifice to save your children? Your marriage? Your freedom? Your life? How far would you go? Gabriella Giovanni has met her deadliest...

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Not the Killing Type by Lorna Barrett

Not the Killing Type by Lorna Barrett is the 7th book in the "Booktown" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, July 2013 New York Times bestselling author of Murder on the Half Shelf Lorna Barrett delivers another compulsively page-turning Booktown Mystery in...

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My Musing ~ If You Were Here by Alafair Burke

If You Were Here by Alafair Burke is a is a thrilling novel of suspense from Alafair Burke, the author Dennis Lehane calls “one of the finest young crime writers working today.” Publisher: HarperCollins, June 2013 Manhattan journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the...

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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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