false 33439 8 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. <P> Strawberry Shortcake Murder <P> When 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. <P> 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. <P> "Another delicious adventure...a superior cozy sure to leave readers satisfied...but hungry for more." --Publishers Weekly <P> Includes seven delicious recipes! 1807125 2001 Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 2) total:1084|5:235|4:395|3:390|2:62|1:2| 1084 4051 1446 108 4 1 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 03:30:41 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 10:45:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 17:42:43 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:57:46 -0800 2009
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The second installment of the series improved on the first. Hannah is obviously growing as a character. She makes better decisions, yet is still her impulsive self. Her relationship with her sister, Andrea, is also growing.

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