Winter in Lake Eden, Minnesota, gets heated when a murder upends Hannah Swensenâs best-laid baking plans in this beautifully repackaged trade paperback reissue from Joanne Flukeâs New York Times bestselling mystery series.
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesotaâs annual Winter Carnivalâand Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Macâa half-baked idea, in Hannahâs opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cooking showâsweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
Hannahâs suspicions are confirmed when Connie Macâs limo rolls into town. Turns out Americaâs âCooking Sweetheartâ 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 crispâand Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannahâs famous blueberry muffins. With the crime scene off-limits, Hannahâs only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her businessâby finding the killer herself . . .
Winter in Lake Eden, Minnesota, gets heated when a murder upends Hannah Swensenâs best-laid baking plans in this beautifully repackaged trade paperback reissue from Joanne Flukeâs New York Times bestselling mystery series.
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesotaâs annual Winter Carnivalâand Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Macâa half-baked idea, in Hannahâs opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cooking showâsweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
Hannahâs suspicions are confirmed when Connie Macâs limo rolls into town. Turns out Americaâs âCooking Sweetheartâ 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 crispâand Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannahâs famous blueberry muffins. With the crime scene off-limits, Hannahâs only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her businessâby finding the killer herself . . .