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Overview

Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is back—and the cookies are crumbling—as acclaimed author Joanne Fluke serves readers another helping of murder, mayhem, and mouthwatering mystery. . .

Blueberry Muffin Murder

Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival—and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac—a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show—sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's "Cooking Sweetheart" is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp—and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins.

Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven—and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business—by finding the killer herself. . .

Includes seven original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try!

"Delicious food descriptions and recipes, warm and familiar characters who grow into real people. . .a vivid picture of the small lake town and a well-crafted mystery provide the ingredients for yet another tempting feast that should satisfy all fans, old and new."—Publishers Weekly

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In her third top-of-the-line culinary cozy (after 2001's Strawberry Shortcake Murder), the delightful amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen once again faces murder and mayhem with good cheer. To fight the late February doldrums, Lake Eden, Minn., is about to celebrate its first winter carnival with ice sports on the lake, activities for children and Hannah's delicious cookies from her shop, the Cookie Jar. The whole town is involved, and even Hannah's mother, who usually spends her time trying to get Hannah married, has found a new interest in recreating the home of one of Lake Eden's founding fathers. Connie MacIntyre, bestselling cook book author and star of a popular cable TV cooking show, has agreed to make the cake for the carnival banquet. But when Hannah discovers Connie's dead body in the pantry of the Cookie Jar, Hannah and her sister Andrea join forces to track down the killer, despite warnings by one of her boyfriends, policeman Mike Kensington, to stay out of the investigation. Since everyone who had contact with the abusive Connie disliked her, the sisters have plenty of suspects. Delicious food descriptions and recipes, warm and familiar characters who grow into real people (Hannah's increasing respect for Andrea is a highlight), a vivid picture of the small lake town and a well-crafted mystery provide the ingredients for yet another tempting feast that should satisfy all fans, old and new. (Mar. 5) Forecast: A simple, bold jacket featuring a skull formed by blueberries in a sliced muffin sends just the right message to attract cozy fans. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Hannah's (Strawberry Shortcake Murder) baking plans for Lake Eden's Winter Carnival get stalled when a despotic rival baker is murdered in Hannah's bakery. With her oven declared part of a crime scene, Hannah must find the murderer before she can bake. A delightful confection and a recipe included. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Hannah Swenson should be making a bundle. As sole supplier of cookies for the Lake Eden (Minnesota) Winter Carnival, she and Lisa Herman, owners of The Cookie Jar, are selling Peanut Butter Melts and White Chocolate Supremes as fast as they can bake them. But when the Carnival's star attraction, deceptively nasty Connie MacIntyre-known to cable TV fans everywhere as "Connie Mac," America's Cooking Sweetheart-gets her head bashed in right inside their pantry, detective Mike Kingston seals the store shut until further notice, leaving Hannah literally out in the cold. You'd think that getting The Cookie Jar reopened would be motive enough for her to look into Connie Mac's murder. So should clearing her childhood friend Janie Burkholtz, who, as Connie Mac's assistant and frequent target of her ill temper, is Mike's favorite suspect. Or clearing Norman Rhodes, Mike's second-favorite suspect-at least in part because Hannah just might prefer Norman's friendly, familiar kisses to Mike's more stirring embraces. But you'd be wrong each time, for Hannah seems far more interested in tweaking Mike's adorable nose by investigating a murder he specifically warned her away from. And she succeeds brilliantly, placing herself in peril repeatedly as she breaks into hotel rooms, steals keys, pays after-hours visits to deserted shopping malls-and ultimately unmasks a killer. A more engaging supporting cast and less-routine plots kept Hannah's earlier adventures (Strawberry Shortcake Murder, 2000, etc.) a hair away from soap opera. This one lands her firmly in the suds.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780758278418
  • Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
  • Publication date: 9/1/2011
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 73,049
  • Series: Hannah Swensen Series
  • Product dimensions: 4.10 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Joanne Fluke
Joanne Fluke

Like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swensen mystery.

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  • Posted June 26, 2010

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    This is the worst mystery novel I've ever wasted my time reading. Instead of leaving it at that, I took it upon myself to finish it (as tortuous as that was for me) to explain to the human race why it's so bad.
    But first, let's discuss what a good mystery should be. They're subtle and usually fast-paced. Page-turners. You just HAVE to know who did it and why. So you keep reading. The characters are interesting and the murder victim (in my opinion) should be beloved (by the reader!). If the victim is a b*tch or an a$$, then who cares who killed him/her? A good mystery writer can place clues with so much finesse and subtlety that you're probably not aware it's a clue until later.
    My first complaint: the characters. They were shallow, two-dimensional and they all got along. The only one that didn't get along with everyone else was Connie Mac, our murder victim, and she was taken out of the narrative early. Even characters that are related, Hannah Swenson and her sister Andrea, speak to each other like stiff, uptight coworkers trying to impress each other with how much they know. Believable characters are supposed to appeal to the reader on a fundamental level so that we can relate to their emotions, thoughts, actions, etc. These didn't.
    Second complaint: Unnecessary details. The reader is "treated" to all of Hannah's goings-on. We're with her when she gets out of bed in the morning, when she feeds her stupid overweight cat, when she bakes and delivers cookies for the Winter Carnival, when she takes a shower, ad nauseum. It adds nothing to the plot and slows it down to a crawl. This is not a good combination with 2-D characters, generic dialogue, and a reader's who's not that interested anyway.
    Third complaint: Unnecessary dialogue. I've touched on this already, but it deserves a closer look. On page 172 the reader is told how to build a snowman. Well, didn't we just run into a big stroke of luck? Who would've known? Apparently the "awesome" Hannah Swenson had to remind Andrea how to build one, because, she says, "I forgot." Who in the hell forgets? And who cares? We're trying to read a murder mystery, not a snowman-building manual!
    Fourth complaint: Joanne Fluke gives her characters the clues, not her readers. People who like (good) murder mysteries like them because they want to see if they can solve the case before the author lets the cat out of the bag. This is also a testament to the writer's skill in crafting a good story. For two or three pages I was one step ahead of the characters in figuring out who the murderer was, but that was only because Fluke felt like (FINALLY) letting us in on it.
    This book has a naivete that is almost childish. My biggest beef with this story is its lack of an antagonist, which might've injected some drama. Instead we have a protagonist that everyone likes, everyone likes her confections and everybody knows everybody. It's just a happy ol' winter wonderland in Lake Eden, MN. And that, to me, equals BORING fiction. It reminds me of what would happen if you subtracted everyone in Scooby Doo except Daphne and Scoob, turned Scooby into a 23 lb. orange tabby named Moishe, and added cookies. Now think of a convenient murder victim and a dessert that the victim can fall face-first in when they're murdered, and ta-da! A Joanne Fluke mystery, and it's a fluke it was published at all.

    2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 30, 2012

    Delicious Reading

    I'm hooked on these mysteries! The stories move along at a good pace while dispensing some awesome recipes. There's a little bit of everyone in Hannah Swensen.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2012

    Love it!

    This series is a fun read! The recipes are a plus!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 28, 2012

    check it out

    Love this Series!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 23, 2011

    Blueberry Muffin Murder

    This is the third mystery in ghe Hannah Swenson series and I loved it! I would recommend this series for those that want a light, entertaining read with recipes.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 18, 2011

    A m\Must Read

    Joanne Fluke not only writes a thriller she also has romance and recipes. All the recipes are written so you can make them. I'm reading all her books.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 1, 2011

    Terrific!!!

    I've read all but two hannah swenson books by joanne fluke, but nothing can hold a candle to the ending of blueberry muffin murder. It ends exactly the way my novels will someday end, thrilling and makes you sweat until the arrest!

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  • Posted September 14, 2011

    Light hearted mystery

    Perfect escape to a stressful day. I enjoy reading Hannahs adventures. Good series.

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  • Posted July 5, 2011

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    Great lighthearted mystery book

    I love this series and have enjoyed the 1st 3 books very much.When i finish i cant wait to read the next one. I love to bake and I love that these books are based on a woman who owns a bakery and there is great recipes included in the books A MAJOR PLUS!! hats off to joanne for writing a great series look forward to reading the rest

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  • Posted June 18, 2011

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    Great

    fun book to read

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  • Posted March 13, 2011

    Suspenseful

    What an excellent read! I was on the edge of my seat for the entire book. Highly recommend it.

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  • Posted March 12, 2011

    yum

    These books make me want to bake, every recipe I try is wonderful!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 21, 2011

    Higly Recommended!

    I am really enjoying these books they are an easy read and they keep you wanting more!

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  • Posted January 31, 2011

    great

    kept me guessing all the way through

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  • Posted March 23, 2010

    Blueberry Muffin Murder

    A fun read - light and entertaining!

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  • Posted January 4, 2010

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    Blueberry Muffin Murder

    I'm thoroughly enjoying following Hannah Swensen as she trips into mysteries and discovers dead bodies. This series is fun, light and engaging; a great follow up to Evanovich and Anne George.

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  • Posted November 15, 2009

    Joanne Fluke's Blueberry Muffin Murder

    Hannah Swensen has a propensity for finding bodies. She's sweet, endearing and funny. I look forward to reading the other Joanne Fluke murder mysteries featuring Hannah and her sister Andrea as amateur sleuths. I highly recommend these books!

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  • Posted July 31, 2009

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    Cookie Corpse

    Favorable: A tasty temptation.
    Mouth-watering temptations are here. Beware, if you read this book you maybe enticed to nibble on some cookies or other baked goods because the food descriptions set off your eating appetite. This "muffin" is filled with many "blueberries," like "who was murdered and why?" and "who did the killing?" along with "how many suspects are there?" Hannah Swensen has her work "rising" in unlikely places, which keeps her on her toes. Another culinary mystery filled with tasty tidbits is inside these covers.

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  • Posted March 3, 2009

    Love 'Hannah Swensen!

    I love this series! I bought the #1st book "Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder" quite by accident. I fell in love with the character and the "easy-reading" style. I have since ordered all of them and will be ordering the newest one soon. I am in the middle of this book right now and just can't wait to finish it and start the next one. These are "feel good" books!

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