Features
A Word With Karen Rose Smith
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I began reading mysteries and romances from the time I was able. I remember going to the bookstore and I couldn’t wait for the newest Nancy Drew mystery. I began...
A Day In My Life ~ Tai Randolph by Tina Whittle
First off, I need to be clear that this is not a typical day in my life. My days do not usually start with me wearing a Victorian mourning dress. But today I’m decked out in an ensemble worthy of a late-nineteenth-century society widow—a fingertip veil of ebony...
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Get To Know ~ Poly Monroe by Diane Vallere
Sometimes the best way to know a person is by asking questions, where you can learn more about what makes them tick. Let’s see what Poly has to say with her answers below. What is your full name? Polyester Monroe, but I go by Poly (for obvious reasons!) I earned my...
A Day In My Life ~ Claire Conover by Margaret Fenton
Hello again. Claire Conover here. I am so excited to be back at Dru’s Book Musings. I’ve been here before, but it has been several years, I think. I’m excited to update everyone on everything. I am still a child welfare social worker for the Jefferson County...
Reviews
My Musing ~ The Case of the Beguiling Brooch by Terry Ambrose
A cryptic message from the dead. An art world full of shadows. Two mysteries intertwine. Don't miss this exciting second book in the Beachtown Detective Agency series. Private Eye Jade Cavendish thought she was just attending another somber funeral, paying respects...
My Musing ~ Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, “deviously good fun” (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If...
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My Musing ~ First Week Free At The Roomy Toilet by Josh Pachter
Fourteen-year-old June Knight pretends to sue her parents for emancipation and moves into the attic of a nearby boarding house, where neighborhood vandals have altered the ROOM TO LET sign out front to read ROOMY TOILET. When things begin mysteriously disappearing...
My Musing ~ The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard
In Michelle Chouinard’s clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city. The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than Capri Sanzio, who...
New
Releases
New Releases ~ Week of October 6, 2024
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of October 6 – 12, 2024 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading! OCTOBER 7 The Case of the Lethal Lemon Drop by JC...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Solid Gold Murder by Ellen Byron
I love this author’s works and it gives me great pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in the “Golden Motel” mystery series, coming July 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 29, 2025 Publisher: Kensington Books Format: Print, Digital...
Cover Reveal ~ Back in Black / Somewhere in the Night by Julie Mulhern
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next two books in the “Country Club Murder” mystery series, coming October/November 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 29, 2024 Publisher: J&M Press Format: Digital (Print and Audio to...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Lies and Deception by Laraine Stephens
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the fourth book in Laraine Stephens’ mystery series, coming July 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 2, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Reggie da Costa...
Cover Reveal ~ French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron
I’m excited to host the cover reveal for the next book in Ellen Byron’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 3, 2024 Publisher: Severn House Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Vintage Cookbook, Book #3...
Extras
Macavity Award For Best Short Story
I was nominated with my friend, Kristopher Zgorski for our first published short story, TICKET TO RIDE that is featured in the "Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles" edited by Josh Pachter. And... We won the Macavity Award For...
Me, A Published Author by Dru Ann Love
Did you know that I'm a published author? Yes, I collaborated with Kristopher Zgorski (BOLO Books) on a short story for the HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Beatles edited by Josh Pachter, title "Ticket To Ride." Do you read short...
Extras
Kensington Giveaway 2023 – #4
Thanks to the publisher, One winner of a Lee Hollis signed set: POPPY HARMON AND THE HUNG JURY DEATH OF A BLUEBERRY TART MURDER AT THE BAKE SALE MURDER AT THE PTA To stake a claim on this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me why you love to read Lee Hollis...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Agatha, Anthony, Lefty and Macavity Award-Winning author Catriona McPherson’s Scotzilla, Scot’s Eggs, and Scots Away, book seven, eight, and nine in the Last Ditch mystery series, in which a California-based Scottish amateur sleuth and the Last Ditch...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
