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Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival—and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac—a half-baked
idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show—sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's "Cooking Sweetheart" is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp—and
Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins.
Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven—and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business—by finding the killer herself ...
Includes seven original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try!
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781449870249
- File size: 271587 KB
- Duration: 09:25:48
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- English
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Suzanne Toren delivers a solid reading of the third installment in Fluke's series set in quaint Lake Eden, Minnesota. Bakery owner Hannah Swensen investigates the murder of a nasty cooking show host who dies while using Swenson's bakery for a TV shoot. The bakery, a crime scene, has to be closed just as Swenson is busily baking muffins for the annual Lake Eden winter festival. The detective on the case, an occasional boyfriend, issues a stern warning not to meddle, which Hanna and her sidekick sister promptly ignore. Hannah's other love interest looks good for the crime, but the prime suspect is a childhood friend who worked for the victim. Danger abounds. Pastry recipes are sprinkled throughout. For those who like their cozies cozy and sweet, this is a tasty diversion. E.S. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine -
February 4, 2002
In her third top-of-the-line culinary cozy (after 2001's Strawberry Shortcake Murder), the delightful amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen once again faces murder and mayhem with good cheer. To fight the late February doldrums, Lake Eden, Minn., is about to celebrate its first winter carnival with ice sports on the lake, activities for children and Hannah's delicious cookies from her shop, the Cookie Jar. The whole town is involved, and even Hannah's mother, who usually spends her time trying to get Hannah married, has found a new interest in recreating the home of one of Lake Eden's founding fathers. Connie MacIntyre, bestselling cook book author and star of a popular cable TV cooking show, has agreed to make the cake for the carnival banquet. But when Hannah discovers Connie's dead body in the pantry of the Cookie Jar, Hannah and her sister Andrea join forces to track down the killer, despite warnings by one of her boyfriends, policeman Mike Kensington, to stay out of the investigation. Since everyone who had contact with the abusive Connie disliked her, the sisters have plenty of suspects. Delicious food descriptions and recipes, warm and familiar characters who grow into real people (Hannah's increasing respect for Andrea is a highlight), a vivid picture of the small lake town and a well-crafted mystery provide the ingredients for yet another tempting feast that should satisfy all fans, old and new. (Mar. 5)Forecast:A simple, bold jacket—featuring a skull formed by blueberries in a sliced muffin—sends just the right message to attract cozy fans.
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