"New York Times"-bestselling author Fluke serves up another yummy installmentof her Hannah Swensen mystery series, and this time Hannah's sometime ...
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Mar 07, 2009
Becky
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If you're having a hard week, a bad month, an awful year, if the economy's got you down and the man has you whipped, you could do far worse than to pick up one of Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen mysteries (with recipes). They are light and frothy, full of flavor but very little substance--perfectly satisfying, in other words.
Cream Puff Murder is no exception. Just a few pages into it Ronni Ward--town bad girl and aerobics instructor--is murdered in the hot tub at the local fitness cl More...
Cream Puff Murder is no exception. Just a few pages into it Ronni Ward--town bad girl and aerobics instructor--is murdered in the hot tub at the local fitness cl More...
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Mar 08, 2009
Glenna
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This is the new book in a mystery series that involves a cook. (the book includes recipes for the things she makes). I think this series is becoming too predictable because I did not enjoy this one as much as I have some of the others. I probably prefer Diane Mott Davidson who does similar books
Apr 06, 2009
Ruby
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These are kind of funny books. The tone of the story is kind of annoying. I am kind of tired of the series, they are getting preditable. She will find a body and solve the murder, bake more cookies and debate which boy she likes better and leave them equal. I am ready for something new to happen and she needs to pick Norman already. Hopefully in this book she finally learned that Mike is a player and she is over him and maybe the next book will be more interesting. She does include a lot o
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Oct 12, 2011
Francie
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I read the first couple of pages before realizing that all these books are the same. Someone kills someone else..Hannah sticks her nose in it, while Lisa does all the grunt work at the Cookie Jar. Hannah always answers the phone with "Hello mother" because her cat just knows its her. She's dating 2 guys she's totally unsure about..even though it's totally obvious who she should be with. Once she figures out who the killer is, the killer finds out that she knows..the killer tries to kil
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May 30, 2011
Lisa
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The best thing that I can say about this book is that it is completely consumable. I started reading this book at about eight thirty last night and I'm already finished with it. It's true that I couldn't put it down, but that's not necessarily because it was a fantastic read. It was just an easy read. An easy read that didn't demand too much of my mental capacity and allowed me to just consume it. It's completely forgettable, and, though I totally think of this series as brain candy, it's n
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May 28, 2011
Jessi
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Hannah Swenson, baker, is back at it again. This time she needs to fit in a dress to celebrate her mother's newly published book. the dress has been ordered but Hannah seems to have gained some weight. While joining her sister Andrea to work out, Hannah stumbles across the dead body of one of the personal trainers. Ronni, the murdered woman, was known to be rather free with her favors and there is more than one possible suspect, including three of Lake Eden's own police force.
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May 23, 2009
Hannah Swenson is Lake Eden’s resident baker and… murder case solver? She always seems to find herself involved in a scandal. And this time’s no different. With the launch party of her mother’s novel just two weeks away, Hannah has a very short time to lose weight to fit into the dress her mother chose for her. In an attempt to expedite the weight loss, Hannah begins to go to the gym every morning. Dragging herself out of bed at the crack of dawn is bad enough, but finding a dead body in the J
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Mar 11, 2010
Traci
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Absolutely terrible.
If Joanne Fluke wanted to write a cookie cookbook, she should have just written a cookie cookbook. I was expecting a good murder mystery with a couple of cute recipes woven into a solid storyline and it was the exact opposite. I counted 25 recipes in this book. Twenty-five! It was ridiculous. Someone walks by Hannah's cookie truck, "Here! Have some ______ cookies" and bam! there's another recipe. What does this have to do with the STORY? Nothing. " More...
If Joanne Fluke wanted to write a cookie cookbook, she should have just written a cookie cookbook. I was expecting a good murder mystery with a couple of cute recipes woven into a solid storyline and it was the exact opposite. I counted 25 recipes in this book. Twenty-five! It was ridiculous. Someone walks by Hannah's cookie truck, "Here! Have some ______ cookies" and bam! there's another recipe. What does this have to do with the STORY? Nothing. " More...
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Apr 23, 2009
Marian
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Mar 27, 2011
jennifer
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I can see how slowly I've moved this month but it couldn't be helped. I'm expecting my fourth visitor of the month tomorrow and I'm just beat. I was able to finish this bit of fluff though.
Cookie shop owner Hannah begins working out with her sister at the local gym in order to shed a few pounds in time for their mother's book launch. Some of the classes are taught by Ronnie, a predatory woman who is loathed by every other female in town and who ends up dead in the gym jacuzzi. Hannah More...
Cookie shop owner Hannah begins working out with her sister at the local gym in order to shed a few pounds in time for their mother's book launch. Some of the classes are taught by Ronnie, a predatory woman who is loathed by every other female in town and who ends up dead in the gym jacuzzi. Hannah More...
Jun 01, 2009
Heidi
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AT LAST!!!! The audiobook finally came in to the library. Woohoo!!!!
5/29: Well, Fluke had me fooled about the murderer in this one. I'd thought I had it pegged, and it completely surprised me it was someone else! I love how all the main characters have started working together on solving the cases. It's much more fun that way. I also like seeing the family coming closer together from that. And, yes, I'll admit that sadly I was pleased to have Fluke finally show a part of Mike I had s More...
5/29: Well, Fluke had me fooled about the murderer in this one. I'd thought I had it pegged, and it completely surprised me it was someone else! I love how all the main characters have started working together on solving the cases. It's much more fun that way. I also like seeing the family coming closer together from that. And, yes, I'll admit that sadly I was pleased to have Fluke finally show a part of Mike I had s More...
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Nov 14, 2010
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May 24, 2010
Glenda
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I am officially up-to-date on the Hannah Swenson mysteries printed to date. I think that there are thirteen novels plus a short story romance. I wish that I had read them in order, but it was a fun series anyway. I found almost all of the books in audiobook with Suzanne Toren as the narrator and breezed through the stories.
My favorite recipe to date is the Peanut Butter and Jam cookies in the Cherry Cheesecake Murder. My favorite books in the series are: Book 1 - Chocolate Chip More...
My favorite recipe to date is the Peanut Butter and Jam cookies in the Cherry Cheesecake Murder. My favorite books in the series are: Book 1 - Chocolate Chip More...
Sep 21, 2011
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Feb 09, 2010
Rachelle
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The Hannah Swenson mysteries are light & fluffy. They're very good easy reads. However, the books are starting to get annoying. I find it hard to believe that a woman of Hannah's age is still so concerned with what society thinks of her. The most risque part of the book was when Hannah & Mike kiss. Furthermore, it's gotten to the point that Mike is turning into a sleaze & yet Hannah still can't decide between him & Norman. The constant grammatical corrections are becoming obnoxious as well. Unle
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Jul 19, 2010
Melissa
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I listened to this book and I felt like parts of it were absolute torture. I had listened to a different book from this series, and don't remember it being this annoying. I was hard pressed to find a character who was not childish. A 60-year-old woman is called old and she gets in a huge huff? Really? And she must say the word "dear" after every single solitary sentence, which makes it even worse when you are listening to it. The guys are complete cheeseballs, despite being in their 3
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Aug 31, 2010
Liralen
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It's a cop-out, but the Hannah Swensen mysteries really only need a lump review:
For some reason, I keep reading these when they show up at the library. I don't know why. Do I enjoy them? Sure. They're trashy murder mysteries that don't always make sense. I can huff at them in irritation when the main character does, or thinks, something especially stupid. They involve recipes.
Actually, the books are formulaic enough that they themselves were written by recipe.
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For some reason, I keep reading these when they show up at the library. I don't know why. Do I enjoy them? Sure. They're trashy murder mysteries that don't always make sense. I can huff at them in irritation when the main character does, or thinks, something especially stupid. They involve recipes.
Actually, the books are formulaic enough that they themselves were written by recipe.
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Jul 25, 2009
Porsche
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I'm addicted to the Hannah Swensen Murder Mystery Books. They are all the same, but enjoyable. I love the recipes.
So, like all the books. The body that turns up dead is Ronnie Ward, the beautiful, home-wrecking aerobic instructor. She also would lead some classes at the police station. Certain police officers had to take themselves off the case because they were too "involved." One of those would be Mike, Hannah's boyfriend (one of the two, anyways). So Mike finally w More...
So, like all the books. The body that turns up dead is Ronnie Ward, the beautiful, home-wrecking aerobic instructor. She also would lead some classes at the police station. Certain police officers had to take themselves off the case because they were too "involved." One of those would be Mike, Hannah's boyfriend (one of the two, anyways). So Mike finally w More...
Aug 28, 2010
Cici
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If you are looking for a book you can keep in your suitcase and not care about finishing for 6-12 mos, then this series might work for you. If you actually want to read a well-written mystery with well-developed characters (rather than a cookie cook book masquerading as a mystery) then you should check out titles by Katherine Page Hall, Mary Daheim or Dana Stabenow. Compared to their books, this one comes across as if it was written by a grade schooler. Don't waste your time or $$.
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Aug 03, 2011
The good thing about cozy mysteries - nice and easy read.
The bad thing about a cozy mystery series - after a while it is too predictable. Many authors seem to be get a bit lazy.
I will probably finish the series but I am tired of the completely unrealistic love triangle (I am still trying to figure out how Hannah received 2 marriage proposals when she hasn't been in a committed relationship. I must say Joanne Fluke has wonderful recipes but I would like to see some growth in the characters. More...
The bad thing about a cozy mystery series - after a while it is too predictable. Many authors seem to be get a bit lazy.
I will probably finish the series but I am tired of the completely unrealistic love triangle (I am still trying to figure out how Hannah received 2 marriage proposals when she hasn't been in a committed relationship. I must say Joanne Fluke has wonderful recipes but I would like to see some growth in the characters. More...
Apr 18, 2011
Writerlibrarian
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So much fail in this instalment of Fluke's series. Body image, dieting, losing weight to please mother, sister and whomever. I almost threw the book out. Why did I keep reading? Because Norman was still the best thing in this. Really. It's about time Fluke puts an end to the romantic triangle (and gets rid of Mike). Too many cookie recipes, too thin a mystery plot, too much body image fail. One star because of Norman, the rest of the characters are so paper thin it's annoying and sad.
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Oct 26, 2010
Abigail
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My previous review was ate by the system and will filled with cooking jokes. For example, I said that this is a light, fluffy mystery. Anyway, the story is cute enough but not great. Quick read. If you already like Hannah Swenson, I'd recommend it. It wouldn't be a great starting place for the series, however, and I don't think the characters are as likable as they were in book 1 (the only other book I've read in the series). The plot was also spread pretty thin (another baking joke, I cra
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Sep 08, 2009
--This murder book is two thumbs up book. It is very suspenseful. You do not know who the murderer is until he tries to kill Hannah Swensen.
-- This was another fantastic murder mystery by Joanne Fluke. I couldn’t put it down and didn’t figure out who the murderer was until the very end. I didn’t like the main character; Hannah was favoring one of her “boyfriends”, or the fact that Joanne Fluke changed a character’s attitude.
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-- This was another fantastic murder mystery by Joanne Fluke. I couldn’t put it down and didn’t figure out who the murderer was until the very end. I didn’t like the main character; Hannah was favoring one of her “boyfriends”, or the fact that Joanne Fluke changed a character’s attitude.
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Aug 21, 2009
Tomi
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Again Hannah Swenson not only discovers a victim, she also "stumbles across the murderer. With the help of her 2 sisters and Norman, the case is solved. Head detective Mike and Police Chief (and brother-in-law) Bill are not allowed to help with the investigation because they were "personally involved" with the victim.
The story is fun, amusing and the recipes are wonderful as usual. This is one of two mystery series I read and I am so excited there will be a new bo More...
The story is fun, amusing and the recipes are wonderful as usual. This is one of two mystery series I read and I am so excited there will be a new bo More...
Jul 16, 2009
Jennifer
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It was a good book for me for now. It was light and fun. Hannah has once again discovered a murder. For a baker, she really stumbles into trouble! Since most of the police department are suspects, she has to use her detective skills to solve the murder and get her town back to normal. At the end of each chapter are recipes for the good food that the characters eat - I am hoping to try out the lemon bars.
The story isn’t really that different from the first Fluke book I read. More...
The story isn’t really that different from the first Fluke book I read. More...
Apr 06, 2009
Tori
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Another cute book from Joanne Fluke. The mystery involved in this book was decent, if fairly easy to solve. As for the romance, well, I know that Mike was made out to be a jerk in this book, and I'm sure it's to move the story along and maybe, possibly, finally resolve the love triangle. At the moment it looks like it will be in Norman's favor but, I have to say I hope not. I like Norman, he's a nice guy but that's the problem. He's TOO nice. It's completely annoying, and kind of makes me want t
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Apr 15, 2009
Cathy
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Jul 14, 2010
Heather
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May 27, 2010
Mary
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I really enjoy this author. She has a good story line and this was the one from 2009. She has some nice recipes. Hannah finds another body. The sheriff's department loses most of it's employees because of the person found dead and several are suspects. Until they can be cleared, none of them can come near the case. But they request Hannah to come on board. They all send messages to her through different people. Hannah also learns something very disturbing about Mike.
Apr 03, 2010
Betsy
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Hannah finds yet another body, this time it's the town manizer (female version of womanizer without calling them the town slut). Hannah, her two sisters, Norman, Hannah and Norman's mother all set out to find out who done it. It was an average read but I am so getting tired of Hannah being stupid when it come to Mike (one of her boyfriends). She comes off wimpy because she allows Mike to insult her intelligence, belittle her and cheat on her. Funny part is that Joanne Fluke shows Hannah as a
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