Carrot Cake Murder
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth
3.9
(147)
Joanne Fluke
Summertime has finally arrived in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar bakery, is looking forward to warm, lazy days, eating ice cream, and sharing picnics with friends. But when a family reunion takes a deadly turn, it’s up to Hannah to find a killer . . . Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate, baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar. But she’ll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who’s preparing for a big family reunion. Everyone is delighted when Lisa’s long-lost uncle makes a surprise appearance. No one has heard from Gus in twenty-five years. Uncle Gus is immediately the hit of the reunion. He’s almost as popular as Hannah’s scrumptious carrot cake. But the next morning, as the whole family gathers for the group photo, one person is missing. Hannah offers to track down Uncle Gus, but her search leads to a shocking find. Over by the bar at the pavilion, she spots two slices of her infamous carrot cake, frosting-side down on the floor—and Gus’s corpse with an ice pick jutting out of his chest! A little snooping reveals that not everyone was celebrating Gus’s return. And when Hannah unearths secrets from Gus’s past, she discovers many more people with an axe to grind. Now Hannah’s got to sift through a long list of suspects to find a killer—even if it could mean a recipe for her own demise . . . Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar!
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Author
Joanne Fluke
Pages
336
Publisher
Kensington Books
Published Date
2013-02-27
ISBN
1617730114 9781617730115
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"Pros:<br/><br/>I thought that the handling of an interview with an Alzheimer’s patient was really spectacularly done. Hannah used gentle reminders to help him stay on track but not guide the story, offered missing words where it helped and made sure to end on a positive redirection so the bad memories wouldn’t hover and continue to upset him. I don’t know if it was right, but it seemed caring and also well done.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/><br/>I hated when it was a love triangle. I loathe that Hannah is now seemingly just fickle and likes any man who says he likes her and gives her the least amount of attention. I thought she should go with Norman and that would be best for her in the end but I think he deserves better."
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