In her debut mystery, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, intrepid amateur sleuth and bakery owner Hannah Swensen proved that when it comes to crime, nothing is sweeter than a woman who knows how to really mix it up. Now, the flame-haired, tart-talking (and baking) heroine is back, judging a contest where the competition is really murder.Strawberry Shortcake Murder When the president of Hartland Flour … the president of Hartland Flour chooses cozy Lake Eden, Minnesota, as the spot for their first annual Dessert Bake-Off, Hannah is thrilled to serve as the head judge. But when a fellow judge, Coach Boyd Watson, is found stone-cold dead, facedown in Hannah’s celebrated strawberry shortcake, Lake Eden’s sweet ride to fame turns very sour indeed.
Between perfecting her Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie and Chocolate Crunchies, Hannah’s snooping into the coach’s private life and not coming up short on suspects. And could Watson’s harsh criticism during the judging have given one of the contestants a license to kill? The stakes are rising faster than dough, and Hannah will have to be very careful, because somebody is cooking up a recipe for murder. . .with Hannah landing on the “necessary ingredients” list.
“Another delicious adventure. . .a superior cozy sure to leave readers satisfied. . .but hungry for more.” —Publishers Weekly
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Alongside being “The Cookie Lady”, Hannah is also a amateur sleuth. So when she gets a frantic phone call from her friend saying she needs her now, Hannah runs. What she finds when she arrives is her friends husband dead. Murdered. As Hannah starts looking into things she finds way more questions than answers and another dead body. How is …
could not put the book down. it gets your attention at the beginning, and you have to know who dun it. so you keep reading. i like these types of books and love this author
I love this series. It can be predicted sometimes, but the character development keeps you reading more than the crime. I love these books.
I love this series. Light reading and lovable characters.
A good mystery plot. Love the recipes top.
I read the first of this series a long time ago and saw this at my local bookstore. I really liked it, the characters, the setting, and the story was wonderful. I will definitely go back and see if I can find the next in the series.
Hannah is great. She seems very real but I don’t know the mid-west all that well, so I have a few more books to read in this series before I come to a conclusion… but I’m looking forward to it.
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I was glad the coach bit the dust in this one, as he was not a very nice guy… the whole abuse factor (not …
Come Back for a Second Helping of Murder
Hannah Swensen is back in Strawberry Shortcake Murder and ready for more action. When her friend Danielle Watson calls and asks Hannah to come over, she is surprised to find that Danielle’s husband Boyd has been murdered in their garage. The police suspect Danielle because of Boyd’s abusive history. But …
Liked that the author included the recipes for her readers to try.