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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780758206824
ISBN number: 0758206828
Label: Kensington
Manufacturer: Kensington
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: October 01, 2005
Publishing house: Kensington
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I purchased the book because I enjoyed the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swenson Mysteries), and I also liked the concept of recipes in a murder mystery. The venue of a neighborhood bakery makes a great center for the gathering of information and gossip, as the local bakery in my old home town certainly did. This rather clever choice of a central source of community information reminds me of the Lois Meade series: Murder On Tuesday (Lois Meade Mystery), Terror on Tuesday (Lois Meade Mystery), etc. by Ann Purser, which I also enjoy.
The book, like the other I've read, is a delightful depiction of Minnesota as it's often viewed by others. The nurses I worked with in New York City knew exactly one thing about Minnesota, it's COLD!! The author perpetuates our snowy image and the Minnesota Nice character of the people in her little town of Lake Eden where the central characters are charming and enjoyable people with whom to spend time. Each has his or her strengths and weaknesses and each supplies something to the others and to the story that moves things right along. Furthermore, there is a growing history through the sequence of the stories that leaves one wanting to know more about where each goes.
In this book the entire action occurs in one place, the local community center during the occasion of a Christmas party that previews the recipes submitted for a community cook book--something that many small towns have sponsored. The situation is much like the old fashioned manor house mysteries of Agatha Christie and others, given a modern update.
An added plus is the introduction of recipes throughout the book and the complete cookbook included at the end of the novel. While I'm not necessarily interested in all of them, there are many that I'd like to try and probably will, especially some of the main entrees. Many of them will be familiar to Minnesotans and probably sound weird to others, since the Jello salads and desserts are a local standard that no one from out of state seems to fathom!!!
A fun visit to Lake Eden. I look forward to others.
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So far I have enjoyed all of Joanne Fluke's previous books until now. While this still had the typical coffee drinking, cookie baking, small town feel that I love I thought the mystery was annoying and as it turns out it couldn't possibly match the title of the book, once you read it you'll know what I mean.
I found the pacing scene at the hospital so utterly ridiculous and unrealistic I could barely read about it, these are supposed to be real people(characters) after all..
Plus the story was too short, I love the cookie recipes but I like a few in the middle of the story as Hannah is making them.
I think Mike's a jerk and have grown tired of his role in this series. Choose Norman and be done with it!
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This book started off very well. I love the idea of having the whole thing occur at one event...and the thrill of the "murderer is still among us." However, when the murder was solved it was a big let down. There were no real clues until the very end. It was just a disappointing finish to a very interesting setup.
I like the idea of including the recipes from the Lake Eden Cookbook...that had an original flair, but I think this added to why the story was such a let down. I enjoy reading the recipes that Joanne Fluke includes in all her books, and these were no exception. However, including them in the mystery book just made for a shorter story with a hurried ending. Maybe there should have been a separate book for the recipes.
I recommend that readers get this from the library if only interested in the mystery, but if you are a recipe fanatic buy a copy for yourself.
Anyway, having said this, I am still on the Hannah band wagon, and I cannot wait to read the subsequent installment.
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I really enjoyed this book and it's recipes, in fact bought several as gifts, and one to remove all the recipes pages as mini cook book! Do wish
Joanne would publish a real cookbook of her yummy treats!! I've scanned and copied some but.........
Do recommend this tho' !
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As enjoyable as this Hannah Swenson mystery was, it was all about the food. The book has the recipes from the Lake Eden cookbook in it, so there are a lot more than cookies. The recipes look great, and I want to try some. The mystery was pretty good too. It's a holiday mystery, so Christmas is the theme. All the citizens of Lake Eden are caught at the Community Centre for a pot luck that is supposed to be a trial for the cookbook, and they get caught in a snowstorm. So we have all our favourite characters under one roof. And, of course, Hannah discovers another body, so her and her sisters are "helping" Mike try to solve the crime. The mystery isn't that difficult, but the story is still fun, and there are over 50 recipes to enjoy with the book! What more could you want?
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