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A Day in My Life ~ Liz Talbot by Susan M. Boyer

Hey, y’all. I’m Liz Talbot. I live on Stella Maris, a sea island just up the coast from Charleston, South Carolina. No bridge connects our island home to the rest of the world. You can only travel here by boat—or helicopter. My husband, Nate, and I used to be private...

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A Day In My Life ~ Emmy Cooper by Annie McEwen

Welcome to Cooper’s Cove Resort and Lake Covington. I’m Emmy Cooper. You’re here to take a tour, right? My parents, Paul and Claire, are busy with some personal matters in town. So, I’m helping out. I’m actually just here in Covington on a little respite for the next...

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A Word With Lori Robbins

Why do you write the genre that you write?I write traditional mysteries, because on a fundamental level they deal with justice. The resolution of a criminal investigation provides the kind of satisfying conclusion that often isn’t available to us in real life and is...

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Juliet Montague Capshaw by Ellie Alexander

Do you ever have the sense that just as everything is starting to come together, something is about to fall apart? That’s the feeling I couldn’t shake on a late autumn afternoon in my sweet Shakespearean town of Ashland, Oregon. I should have been blissfully content....

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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 ~ Murder on the Rocks by Shawn Reilly Simmons

Murder on the Rocks by Shawn Reilly Simmons is the fifth book in the “Red Carpet Catering” mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, February 2018 Shawn Reilly Simmons has cooked up something rocky this time, and it’s going to be a delicious read. After surviving a...

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Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan

Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan is the first book in the new "League of Literary Ladies" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, June 2013 Leave it to the ladies... Most folks aren’t forced by court order to attend a library-book discussion group,...

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Looming Murder by Carol Ann Martin

Looming Murder by Carol Ann Martin is the first book in the new "Weaving" mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, June 2013 LOOM WITH A VIEW Della Wright has come to peaceful and picturesque Briar Hollow, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, to realize her lifelong...

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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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