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A Day in My Life ~ Hattie Leiper by Greta Sinclair
People seem to think being a private investigator in Nashville is glamorous. My mornings suggest otherwise. I share my studio home and office above The Crooked Note on Music Row with three very opinionated companions. Moose, my grumpy Chow Chow, believes breakfast...
A Day in My Life ~ Charlie “Bones” Bohannon by Jeff Tanner
Breakfast at the Tremont Beacon Hill mansion is much better than the porridge Mrs. Mulcahey serves in her Northie boarding house. Especially when Mary runs in unexpectedly, her kimono pulled tight. She’s chased by her equally beautiful sister, Katherine, demanding a...
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A Word with Jaime Parker Stickle
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Dateline, ha! I’ve always been interested in a mystery, but also the why. Why do the victims become victims? What were the circumstances...
A Day in My Life ~ Ivy O. Kelly by Shannon Symonds
When I needed to hide from my ex, The Balefire Bay Book and Tea Shop’s bookclub became my new family and kept me alive. Xander, a world-famous author, gave me a job in his personal library, which looks like it belongs in Downton Abbey, and a cabin to stay in on his...
Reviews
My Musing ~ DEATH HITS THE HIGH NOTES by GG Calpo
Dru’s Short Musing: When two members of the choir die at a rehearsal and one of them is a close friend, the team is on the hunt for a killer. This story blends friendship and family drama into one cohesive whodunit that I could not put down, quickly becoming a...
My Musing ~ Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Dru’s Short Musing: When a customer dies at her café, Savvy starts looking into things to save her reputation and her business. This well-written drama was unputdownable quickly becoming a page-turner with its crisp writing and comfortable tone making it easy to...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Dead Tired by Kat Ailes
The second in a charming and hilarious mystery series by Kat Ailes, Dead Tired follows a group of new moms who didn’t think their maternity leave would involve so much murder. Being a new mom is murder. Alice didn’t think her maternity leave would involve so much,...
My Musing ~ Same Difference by E.J. Copperman
Nineteen-year-old trans woman Eliza is missing . . . and her worried father sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on her trail in this second instalment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with a paranormal twist. Taking a break from their usual...
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New Releases ~ Week of June 29, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of June 29 – July 5, 2025 with five debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! JUNE 30 The Widows’ Guide to Skulduggery by Amanda Ashby (Cozy Mystery)...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ COLORADO MYSTERY MERGE edited by Peg Brantley, Kerry Hammond, Alison Thayer
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the second anthology from the Sisters In Crime Colorado Chapter, coming in October 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 23, 2026 Series: Crime Fiction Collection, Book 2 Genre: Short Story Crime...
Cover Reveal ~ Someone Is Out There by Kaye George
I’m happy to host the cover reveal for Kaye George’s suspense novel, coming April 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: April 15, 2025 Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing Format: Print, Digital Genre: Suspense Author Website:...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Four Parties and a Funeral by Maria DiRico
I am delighted to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Catering Hall" mystery series, coming March 2023 and now up for preorder. Book SynopsisMia Carina is coming to grips with being back in Astoria, Queens, and running her Italian-American...
Cover Reveal ~ Wedded to Trouble by Sarah Osborne *plus giveaway*
I’m excited to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Ditie Brown" mystery series, coming September 2022 and now up for preorder. Book SynopsisHer wedding is in the works! Pediatrician Mabel Aphrodite (Ditie) Brown has imagined this day since 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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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
