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A Day In My Life ~ Julia Toussaint by M. Corbier

I’m not taking these antipsychotic pills anymore. They make me sleepy and confused. Since the psychiatrist prescribed them, I can’t remember… As a board-certified pediatrician and chief of pediatrics in Goleta, I have too many responsibilities and cannot function...

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A Word With V.M. Burns

Why do you write the genre that you write?I love to read cozy mysteries. I love pitting my wits against the author to figure out whodunit before the end of the book. Tell us how you got into writing?As an avid mystery lover, I had a long list of books that I wanted to...

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Megan Stanford by Linda Rawlins

Hurricane Sandy hit the United States, first landing in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. It was the deadliest hurricane that year from the Caribbean up through Canada. My grandmother, Rose Stanford, practically had to be dragged from her hundred-year-old Victorian...

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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 ~ First Degree Mudder by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley

First Degree Mudder by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley is the fourth book in the “Pacific Northwest” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, November 2016 When a mud marathon champion bites the dust, Meg Reed has to go the distance to make sure a killer comes clean . . . Back home...

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Crops and Robbers by Paige Shelton

Crops and Robbers by Paige Shelton is the third book in the "Farmers' Market" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin), December 2011 Thanks to her delicious farm-made jams and preserves, Becca Robins's business has been booming. But when an unhappy...

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Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon

Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon is the first book in the new "Black Cat Bookshop" mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, December 2011 Darla Pettistone left Texas for New York after unexpectedly inheriting her great-aunt Dee's Brooklyn bookstore. She...

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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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