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Title: Fudge Cupcake Murder: A Hannah Swenson Mystery by Joanne Fluke ISBN: 0-7582-0152-4 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Politics Get Deadly
Comment: Hannah's life is very full. Not only is she juggling the demands of running The Cookie Jar, but her brother-in-law is running for sheriff in a very tight race and she's trying to organize the recipes for the Lake Eden cookbook. One night, as she's taking the trash out after her potluck cooking class (a convenient way to test all the recipes to make sure they're right before the book goes to print), she finds the body of Sheriff Grant in the dumpster. Now Bill is suspended from work because he's a suspect, and Hannah must clear him by finding the killer before he drives the very pregnant Andrea crazy cleaning out their house. This also adds major complications to Hannah's relationship with Bill's partner Mike. Meanwhile, her mother is acting strangely, and she needs to get her cat to eat his senior cat food. And she's searching for the missing ingredient in Mrs. Koester's fudge cupcake recipe so it can make the book. Can Hannah juggle all these competing demands?
Needless to say, there's never a dull moment in this book. There are a few times when the murder investigation seems to stall briefly, but the other sub-plots take up the slack. Frankly, I hardly noticed because there is so much else happening. The mystery does progress well, with an ending I figured out a little before Hannah, but not by much. All the characters we've come to love are back, and it's definitely a wonderful visit with old friends. This book contains 10 delicious sounding recipes. (A word about the title recipe. The first edition contains an error. It should read 1 1/2 teaspoons baking POWDER not baking soda. This will be fixed in all future editions.)
Is it possible to get the warm fuzzies from a murder mystery? If so, this is the series to do it. If you like your murder served cozy, look no further then this fun series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Dangerous book if you're dieting...
Comment: Another winner in the Cookie Jar mystery series. Hannah has her hands full! She's still in a quandry over two handsome beaus; her sister is still pregnant; her kitty, Moishe, is not happy; her Mother is, as usual, critical and has a secret; Mike, her brother-in-law, is suspect #1 in the murder of the Sheriff that happens to be who Mike is running against during a close election. Said Sheriff just ate one of Hannah's cupcakes minutes before he's murdered and thrown into a dumpster.
Now, all she has to do is get her kitty to eat again, slueth with her expectant sister to get Mike off "suspension pending investigation"; figure out what her Mother is hiding; bake for her thriving business at the cookie jar while she tests recipes and puts together a Lake Eden Cook Book whose deadline has been pushed forward by three months!
The recipes are excellent and all you cookie party gals will find the new Hannah Banana cookie delicious!
Now, don't read the recipes first; she gives a really good clue in the beginning, as to the secret ingredient missing from the Fudge cupcake recipe entry and it was fun to figure it out with her.
Rating: 4
Summary: Strong on Character, Short on Mystery
Comment: Right at the top, let me assure you that I love the Hannah Swenson series. Perhaps I've read too many, or maybe I was just on the right wave-length, but I knew the killer even before I knew the motive, and I knew that a few chapters later. It took Hannah quite a bit longer to figure it out. Still, I adore these characters and Ms. Fluke's writing. If you're a fan, you'll still love it; just don't expect a heavy dose of mystery.
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Title: The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up by Joanna Carl ISBN: 0451209850 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke ISBN: 0758201516 Publisher: Kensington Mass Market Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Death in a Beach Chair by VALERIE WOLZIEN ISBN: 0449007197 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder Walks the Plank : A Death on Demand Mystery by Carolyn Hart ISBN: 0060004746 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 17 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Bell, Book, and Scandal : A Jane Jeffry Mystery by Jill Churchill ISBN: 0060097973 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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