false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256091182m/4647288.jpg 4647288 4 During a church breakfast, Minerva J. Jay, known for her prodigious appetite, slumps over after ingesting several stacks of pancakes. Police Chief Chris Ackerman wonders if the serving of the fatal flapjacks is a case of assault and batter. Magdalena has her own bun in the oven, but that doesn’t stop the chief from asking for her help with the investigation.<BR><BR> Before Magdalena can begin, however, she has to make a special delivery of her own—and just when she thinks she’s found her number one suspect, he turns up dead, squished flatter than a pancake by a driverless cement truck. Now, to stop the killer from cooking up another crime, Magdalena has no choice but to jump from the frying pan into the fire. 4697530 3 2 2009 Batter Off Dead (Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery, #17) total:62|5:6|4:15|3:25|2:8|1:8| 62 189 107 19 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 17:01:17 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 03:38:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 11:51:31 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 09:57:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:34:01 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:39:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 15:47:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 15:50:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 21:33:36 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 21:36:40 -0700 2009
I can understand some reviewers not being thrilled with this book if they haven't read any others in the series. The main character definitely evolves and develops through the series.

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