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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 ~ Nichelle Gilcrest by Eva Gates
A new day! A new home! A new job! A new life! I can not wait to get downstairs and get started on my very first day as the assistant director of the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library. My name is Nichelle Gilcrest. I’m 54 years old. I’m from Rochester, NY, and this is my...
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A Day in My Life ~ Emma Stewart by Shelley Marsh
Occupation: Estate Sale Maven by Trade, Amateur Sleuth by Accident You can tell a lot about a person based on the contents of their medicine cabinet. I’m not talking about snooping on someone while using their bathroom at a dinner party. It’s part of my job. My name...
Let’s Get To Know ~ Grace Adair by Nikki Knight
Grace Adair sits down for a question-and-answer session with dru’s book musings so that we can learn more about her. Let’s get to know Grace. What is your full name? Grace Anne MacInnes Adair How old are you? 41 What is your profession? Full-time suburban mom,...
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 ~ No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack
Dru’s Short Musing: Attending a destination wedding on an island with an approaching storm spells trouble and indeed it does when first Eleanor Dash’s bestie gets a cryptic note, and then later Eleanor finds a body and thus begins the search for a killer in this...
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My Musing ~ Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes
In the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes and a murderer nipping at her heels. A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana,...
My Musing ~ Steak Through the Heart by Liz Lipperman
Jordan McAllister’s brother, Danny, is in deep trouble and has been jailed in Amarillo. After a night on the town at the local cowboy bar, Danny had awakened in a seedy motel room next to a naked woman with a steak knife protruding from her chest. Since Danny’s...
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New Releases ~ Week of April 6, 2025
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of April 6 – 12, 2025. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! APRIL 8 Foul Play by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson (Cozy Mystery) Rachel Ryder's world is catapulted into...
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 ~ Shanghai Murder by Jessie Chandler
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Shay O’Hanlon Caper” mystery series from Bella Books, coming June 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 18, 2024 Publisher: Bella Books Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Shay...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Dead Messages by Kristen Brand
I’m happy to share with you the cover reveal for the first book in the NEW "Texts From Beyond" mystery series, coming January 2022. Book SynopsisSydney Farina is having a bad enough week when her boss forces her to go into work on her day off. When she arrives to find...
Cover Reveal ~ Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
I am thrilled and excited to share with you the cover reveal for the first book in the NEW "Baker Street" mystery series, coming August 2022. Book SynopsisIn this delectable new cozy mystery series, social media maven Maddy Montgomery’s perfectly ’grammable life has...
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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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2024 Anthony Award
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