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Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mysteries) | 
| Author: Joanne Fluke
Publisher: Kensington
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 4857
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0758210205
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780758210203
ASIN: 0758210205
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Book Description
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... Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unraveling the mystery of her cat Moishe's recent strange behavior, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she'll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who's in the midst of 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--and his arrival has everyone buzzing with excitement. Uncle Gus is immediately the hit of the reunion, telling tales of his great success and flashing money for all to see. He's almost as popular as Hannah's scrumptious carrot cake, which is also Gus's favorite dessert. 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 more secrets from Gus's past, she discovers even 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... Includes 12 original dessert recipes for you to try!
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 A decent addition May 6, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This wasn't a bad mystery, but Hannah barely spends any time in her shop, what with the family reunion aspect. Part of the charm of a cozy mystery is the shop time and that was sadly lacking in this addition.
On the up side, we continue with Hannah and her cohorts and enjoy another fun mystery. I would say again - she needs to make a decision and go with one boyfriend instead of all this dilly dallying!
Great as usual April 24, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Funny book Cozy mystery Iloved it and the recipes were yummy! I found it very entertaining and funny. Hannah is always hilarious to read. I am looking forward to the next installment of this series
 Make Up Your Mind Already!! April 21, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed Ms. Fluke's "Cookie Jar" series since the beginning and this book was actually pretty good. However, I am SOOOOOOO sick of the "Hannah-Can't-Decide-Between-Mike & Norman" angle that I can't stand it. I have decided that I'll get the next book from the library, and if this same absolutely silly line continues, I'll be done with the series. What a shame to ruin a nice cozy series with such a dumb story angle. How many men do you know who would show up to a social event and sit on either side of the woman they're supposedly in love with and act like it's a normal occurence? Get real!
Love her books but......... April 21, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I really do love cooking mystery books. I have read all of Fluke's books. I just wasn't crazy for this one. I didn't leave me with a "sigh" afterwords. Just.. okay another book done! Hope she writes more. But this one didn't do it for me. Maybe it was the characters, maybe the premise just didn't hit the mark with me. But read it anyway!
 Enough Is Enough! April 13, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I cannot believe I actually made it through to the end of this book. I justified checking it out from the library by telling myself this newest installment should finally wrap up the Norman/Mike triangle. But no such luck. Except for the victim, the scenario is the same in each book - a new dessert, a person found dead with the new dessert nearby, Hannah solving the murder, Hannah in danger, Hannah being rescued by Mike & Norman...DESSERT, MURDER, RESCUE, OH MY, (sing along with me now). The only good thing about this one is that Hannah is less condescending to the people not quite as intelligent as she.
I think the Hannah character is quickly becoming unlikeable. Is she really that much smarter than the entire Lake Eden Police Department? So much so that people beg her to investigate?! She's always just one step ahead of Mike. Another thing I find totally unrealistic (in this book & the previous ones) is that Norman & Mike seem to be fine with Hannah dating both of them at the same time - sitting between them at dinners, having them both walk her to the van. Seriously, are they going to take turns kissing her goodnight? I am also getting tired of the way recipe talk is thrown in so awkwardly (pg 105 & 106 Sunny Vegetable Salad), especially when Hannah is talking to her sisters who don't cook.
I think the author needs to re-evaluate where she is going with this series & wind it up fast before she loses all her fans. If she decides to keep it going, she needs to shake it up a bit.
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