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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 ~ Poppy Montgomery by Gordon Jack
My friend Ginny told me that I need to start practicing gratitude. She thinks I dwell too much on past grievances, which is why I’m always depressed and angry. We’re the classic odd couple. She wants to rescue me from myself and I want to rescue her from a potential...
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A Day in My Life ~ Ellie Hamlin by Sylvie Kurtz
How does that saying go? Man plans and God laughs. My husband Harlan, Brighton, New Hampshire’s Chief of Police, was all set to retire and for the first time in our life, we would enjoy traveling. As you can guess, that didn’t work out. My sister-in-law Page owns the...
A Day in My Life ~ Siriwathi Perera by Yosha Gunasekera
He plunges the knife into his friend, killing him instantly. I gasp before looking around my empty taxi as if to find someone to share in my shock, but I only listen to true crime podcasts when I’m driving around looking for passengers. I turn it off or listen to...
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 ~ The Spirit Moves by Carol J. Perry
Dru’s Short Musing: Like fine wine, this series gets better with each book written. This is such a fun book with its comfortable tone making it easy to follow along with what the author intended. The pacing is on par with how well this book was written. In Maureen’s...
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My Musing ~ Syrup To No Good by Catherine Bruns
Syrup To No Good by Catherine Bruns Series Name: Maple Syrup Mystery Book #2Genre: CozyRelease: October 31, 2023Format: Print, Digital Only a sap would try to ruin a bride's special day… Spring has finally come to Sugar Ridge, Vermont, and with it the end of...
My Musing ~ Cheap Trills by Wendall Thomas
Cheap Trills by Wendall Thomas Series Name: Cyd Redondo Mystery Book #4Genre: ScrewballRelease: October 30, 2023Format: Print, Digital After her mother secretly books an Eat, Pray, Love tour to Bali through a rival agency and winds up a murder suspect, travel agent...
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New Releases ~ Week of March 30, 2025
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of March 30 – April 5, 2025 with four debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! MARCH 31 The Case Of The Unfortunate Fortune Teller by Cathy Ace (Cozy...
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 ~ The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Irish Bed & Breakfast” mystery series from Crooked Lane Books, coming August 2024 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: August 20, 2024 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Format: Print,...
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Cover Reveal ~ Flo And Maude Save A Santa by Sarah Osborne
I’m excited to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Flo and Maude Christmas Cozy" mystery series, coming November 2021. Book SynopsisOctogenarians Flo and Maude, with younger sidekick Kate, are asked once more to prevent a murder before it...
Cover Reveal ~ Murder Through An Open Door by Melissa Bourbon
I am thrilled to host the cover reveal for the next book in the "Book Magic" mystery series, coming February 2022 and is up for preorder. Book SynopsisTo stop the curse that has plagued her family for centuries, Pippin Lane Hawthorne has enlisted the help of authors...
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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
2024 Agatha Award
