Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
A Hannah Swensen Mystery
BLURB:
Hannah already has her hands full trying to dodge her mother's attempts to marry her off while running The Cookie Jar, Lake Eden's most popular bakery. But once Ron LaSalle, the beloved delivery man from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him, her life just can't get any worse. Determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a killer. But if she doesn't watch her back, Hannah's sweet life may get burned to a crisp.
MY take:
This is really a delicious mystry. The book has RECIPES in it! Yes, you read it right. RECIPES of every cookie and pastry that's featured in the book, including the Chocolate Chip Crunchies mentioned on the blurb. That aside, I find Hannah to be a very observant and clever woman. Honestly, she does a better job than the damn sheriff. Too bad she's better than the dude at baking cookies, else they can switch jobs. She has no problems doing both their jobs anyway. I digress. Hannah's a likeable character, and the twist - there's always a twist, will catch you by surprise. I was so sure the murderer was Person A, but it turned out to be someone I didn't even put in the picture. Have fun trying to solve the mystery earlier than Hannah, and don't forget to try out the recipes in the book if you have the interest, time, and resources.
Oh, and this is more of a girly mystery book than a manly detective story. The murder was not spine-chilling or anything, more like oh dear, he's dead. Then the game of Whudunit starts. A Rainy Day read at 310 pages. It has an Index of Cookie Recipes at the end, and a sneak peek of the next book in the Hannah Swensen series; Strawberry Shortcake Murder.
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