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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 ~ Maggie Andrews by Tara Lush

Okay, look. I didn't set out to be an amateur sleuth. Let me explain. I was working at the Boston Zoo, at the Slimy Scaly Spectacular — I was the assistant to the assistant reptile director — when the pandemic hit. Dad was sick and my twin sister Vera was taking care...

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A Word With Matthew V. Clemens

Why do you write the genre that you write?Crime fiction has been part of my life since I picked up my first Encyclopedia Brown paperback in elementary school. Cop and spy shows on TV followed, then it was straight to Sherlock Holmes. I have since branched out to other...

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Auntie Akamai by Rosalie Spielman

Aloha! I’m Auntie Akamai from Aloha Lagoon. I live with my sweetums, Paulie, my African Grey parrot, in a cute little bungalow by the sea. So, you want to know about my day? Well, I get up before the sun to make sandwiches for the excursions for my brother’s dive...

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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 ~ Stowed Away by Barbara Ross

Stowed Away by Barbara Ross is the sixth book in the “Maine Clambake” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, coming December 26, 2017. It’s June in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and Julia Snowden and her family are working hard to get their authentic Maine clambake business...

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Brooklyn Bones by Triss Stein

Brooklyn Bones by Triss Stein is the first book in the new "Erica Donato" mystery series. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, February 2013 In Brooklyn Bones, a crime of the past comes much too close to home when Erica Donato's teen-age daughter Chris finds a skeleton...

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Chance of A Ghost by E.J. Copperman

Chance of A Ghost by E.J. Copperman is the fourth book in the “Haunted Guesthouse” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, February 2012 Alison Kerby’s guesthouse is haunted all year round. Surviving the dead of winter, though? That’s a spooky proposition....

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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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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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