Author: joanneflukelesliemeierandlauralevine

The holidays are the icing on the cake for bakery owner Hannah Swensen. Surrounded by her loved ones, she has all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas–until murder is added to the mix. . . When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion–and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the … of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday Buffet Cookbook. ‘Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the…

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Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit. . .“Candy Cane Murder” By Joanne FlukeWhen a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed … out to discover who killed Kris Kringle. . . “The Dangers Of Candy Canes” By Laura LevineA wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing…

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In this merry collection of holiday mysteries, murder is making its own special delivery . . .   “GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER” by JOANNE FLUKE When Hannah Swensen finds her neighbor Ernie Kusak with his head bashed in and sprawled on the floor of his condo next to an upended box of Hannah’s Gingerbread Cookies, she discovers a flurry of murder suspects that’s as long as her holiday shopping list.   long as her holiday shopping list.   “THE DANGERS OF GINGERBREAD COOKIES” by LAURA LEVINE Jaine Austen has been enlisted to help with her parents’ retirement community’s play The Gingerbread…

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