Coconut Layer Cake Murder

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Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter . . . and murder . . . New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter . . . and murder . . . When Hannah learns that her sister Michelle's boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy, is the prime suspect in a murder case, she goes straight from a movie studio sound stage to the Los Angeles airport. Back in frigid Minnesota, she discovers that proving Lonnie's innocence will be harder than figuring out what went wrong with a recipe.Lonnie remembers only parts of the night he went out to a local bar and ended up driving a very impaired woman home.He knows he helped her to her bedroom, but he doesn't recall anything else until he woke up on her couch the following morning. When he went to the bedroom to check on her, he was shocked to discover she was dead. Hannah doesn't know what to believe-only that exonerating a suspect who can't remember is almost impossible, especially since Lonnie's brother, Detective Rick Murphy, and Lonnie's partner, Chief Detective Mike Kingston, have been taken off the case. Before everything comes crashing down on Lonnie like a heaping slice of coconut layer cake, it'll be up to Hannah to rack up enough clues to toast a flaky killer . . .

Reviews

INDULGE IN JOANNE FLUKES CRIMINALLY DELICIOUS HANNAH SWENSEN MYSTERIES!

CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE MURDER
Hannahs fans will relish following Hannahs journey as she heals and becomes stronger, surrounded by the love of family and the many familiar, quirky residents of Lake Eden. Many delicious-sounding recipes are woven through the story, and Fluke ends this cozy mystery with another cliff-hanger, which will have readers eagerly awaiting the next installment.
Booklist

CHRISTMASCAKEMURDER
This is a lovely, frothy treat, a perfect no-hassle Christmas read.
Mystery Scene

Christmas Cake Murder is, at its heart, a story within a story, and both tales engage you and carry you along as the stories unfold. For those who are already Hannah fans, its nice to go back in time and understand the beginnings of The Cookie Jar, seeing it with fresh eyes and a new appreciation for Hannah and her family.
The Food Channel

WEDDING CAKE MURDER
There are plenty of Flukes trademark recipes on view here, and the New York trip and reality-show frame give the episode a fresh twist.
Booklist

DOUBLE FUDGE BROWNIE MURDER
LivelyAdd the big surprise ending, and fans will be more than satisfied.
Publishers Weekly

BLACKBERRY PIE MURDER
Lake Edens favorite baker, Hannah Swensen finds herself on the wrong end of a police investigationin Flukes good-natured 19th [installment].
Kirkus Reviews

RED VELVET CUPCAKE MURDER
Culinary cozies dont get any tastier than this winning series.
Library Journal

Author Bio

JOANNE FLUKE is the New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen mysteries, which include Double Fudge Brownie Murder, Blackberry Pie Murder, Cinnamon Roll Murder, and the book that started it all, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. That first installment in the series premiered as Murder, She Baked- A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. Like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, but now lives in Southern California. Please visit her online at www.JoanneFluke.com.