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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Summertime has finally arrived in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar bakery, is looking forward to warm, lazy days, eating ice cream, and sharing picnics with friends. But when a family reunion takes a deadly turn, it's up to Hannah to find a killer...Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unravelling the mystery of her cat Moishe's recent strange behaviour, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she'll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who's in the midst of preparing for a big family reunion. Everyone is delighted when Lisa's long-lost uncle makes a surprise appearance. No one has heard from Gus in twenty-five years - and his arrival has everyone buzzing with excitement.Uncle Gus is immediately the hit of the reunion, telling tales of his great success and flashing money for all to see. He's almost as popular as Hannah's scrumptious carrot cake, which is also Gus' favourite dessert. But the next morning, as the whole family gathers for the group photo, one person is missing. Hannah offers to track down Uncle Gus, but her search leads to a shocking find. Over by the bar at the pavilion, she spots two slices of her infamous carrot cake, frosting-side down on the floor - and Gus' corpse with an ice pick jutting out of his chest!A little snooping reveals that not everyone was celebrating Gus' return. And when Hannah unearths more secrets from Gus' past, she discovers even more people with an axe to grind. Now Hannah's got to sift through a long list of suspects to find a killer - even if it could mean a recipe for her own demise... | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Joanne Fluke | | Hardcover: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Kensington Books | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0758210205 | | Product Length: | 8.5 inches | | Product Width: | 5.84 inches | | Product Height: | 1.24 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.96 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.4 inches | | Package Width: | 6.1 inches | | Package Height: | 1.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 66 reviews |
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37 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Average Continuation Mar 01, 2008
By Chic
I've read all of the Hannah Swensen mysteries, and generally I enjoy them. They are very light fare - I typically finish them in a day or two. That said, some of the story lines are getting old. This particular mystery did not have very much depth and I figured out who the murderer was about halfway through the book. I am getting really sick of the Norman/Mike storyline - it has been dragging on for book after book. It is wholly unrealistic as no men would be waiting around for a woman who is self-described as average at best to decide between the two of them. The story needs to go somewhere fast. I vote for Norman as I just do not see it working out between the arrogant, egotistical Mike and Hannah. This is an okay continuation of the Hannah Swensen mysteries, but the author needs to tighten up the mysteries and resolve the love triangle. If you like the series, you will most likely enjoy this book, but you will probably feel like me - ready for some story lines to be tied up.
33 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Staler than month-old cookies Apr 08, 2008
By Smeddley
Oh, Hannah, you never change. And I don't know how to stop reading you. Truly, I think this is a series that has run its course. I can no longer believe that Hannah is that much smarter and better than an entire police department, even in a small town. The lengths to which the author goes to smooth this over are also beginning to show - there's too much of a deal made over it. Her involvement - and justifications for it - is mentioned every other chapter, and it's painfully obvious it's a bit of a sticking point.
The mystery itself was run-of-the-mill cozy, nothing great, nothing awful. The recipes, as usual, sound incredible (makes me think the next book should just be a cookbook). Hands (paws?) down the best character is the cat, and even he's getting a little boring, despite the neuroses foisted upon him this installment. Even some of the better secondary characters seemed to lack fizzle, and the whole cast came across as a bit flat. There's not much to make me feel compelled to read forward, other, perhaps, than force of habit. It would take something amazing to turn this series around at this point.
I'd recommend the first few books in the series, then I'd say to wean yourself off them or just get them for the recipes.
47 of 58 found the following review helpful:
Enough Is Enough! Apr 13, 2008
By T. Dempsey
"Page-turner"
I cannot believe I actually made it through to the end of this book. I justified checking it out from the library by telling myself this newest installment should finally wrap up the Norman/Mike triangle. But no such luck. Except for the victim, the scenario is the same in each book - a new dessert, a person found dead with the new dessert nearby, Hannah solving the murder, Hannah in danger, Hannah being rescued by Mike & Norman...DESSERT, MURDER, RESCUE, OH MY, (sing along with me now). The only good thing about this one is that Hannah is less condescending to the people not quite as intelligent as she.
I think the Hannah character is quickly becoming unlikeable. Is she really that much smarter than the entire Lake Eden Police Department? So much so that people beg her to investigate?! She's always just one step ahead of Mike. Another thing I find totally unrealistic (in this book & the previous ones) is that Norman & Mike seem to be fine with Hannah dating both of them at the same time - sitting between them at dinners, having them both walk her to the van. Seriously, are they going to take turns kissing her goodnight? I am also getting tired of the way recipe talk is thrown in so awkwardly (pg 105 & 106 Sunny Vegetable Salad), especially when Hannah is talking to her sisters who don't cook.
I think the author needs to re-evaluate where she is going with this series & wind it up fast before she loses all her fans. If she decides to keep it going, she needs to shake it up a bit.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Meh... Sep 02, 2008
By Lisa Janda
I just don't have the patience anymore. Initially the series was tight and fun, with recipes thrown in as an added bonus. Now Hannah is getting unlikeable and full of herself and, if she is so concerned with being an old maid, why doesn't she do something about it? It's tiresome and I think an earlier reviewer put it best when likening it to having a high-school crush on two boys at the same time. This isn't high school and it is a bit insulting to "small-town" living in that it's ridiculous to believe that Hannah and only Hannah has this amazing ability to solve crimes whilst her little cult of personality grows by leaps and bounds. Soon there won't be anyone left who hasn't had a family member killed and had to deal with Hannah's crime-solving prowess. Yikes. I get the impression that the author is getting a bit lazy and personally doesn't feel like bringing the triangle to a resolution for fear of alienating either the "Normans" or the "Mikes". Unfortunately, this leads to cringe-inducing moments that just make these books almost intolerable anymore. Perhaps Fluke should take a break from the series, compile a nice cookbook, then just be brutal and be done with it. It's just not fun anymore.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Make Up Your Mind Already!! Apr 21, 2008
By Melodie Stickrath
"Meledstick"
I have enjoyed Ms. Fluke's "Cookie Jar" series since the beginning and this book was actually pretty good. However, I am SOOOOOOO sick of the "Hannah-Can't-Decide-Between-Mike & Norman" angle that I can't stand it. I have decided that I'll get the next book from the library, and if this same absolutely silly line continues, I'll be done with the series. What a shame to ruin a nice cozy series with such a dumb story angle. How many men do you know who would show up to a social event and sit on either side of the woman they're supposedly in love with and act like it's a normal occurence? Get real!
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