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 Red Velvet Cupcake Murder Kensington Hard Cover, February 2013 ISBN-10: 0-7582-8034-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-8034-3 
  Cinnamon Roll Murder Kensington Hardcover, February 2012 ISBN-10: 0-7582-3493-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-3493-3  
  Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook Kensington Hardcover, October 2011 ISBN-10: 0-7582-3497-X ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-3497-1 
 Devil's Food Cake Murder Kensington Hardcover, March, 2011 ISBN-10: 9780758234919 ISBN-13: 978-0758234919
l Gingerbread Cookie Murder Kensington Hardcover, September 28, 2010 ISBN-10: 0758234953 ISBN-13: 978-0758234957 
 Apple Turnover Murder Kensington Hardcover, February, 2010 ISBN-10: 0758234899 ISBN-13: 978-0758234896 
 Plum Pudding Murder Kensington Hardcover October, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0758210241 ISBN-10: 0-7582-1024-8   Cream Puff Murder Kensington Hardcover February 24, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7582-1022-7
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ABOUT THE BOOKS RED VELVET CUPCAKE MURDERThis summer has been warmer than usual in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen is trying to beat the heat both in and out of her bakery kitchen. But she's about to find out the hard way that nothing cools off a hot summer day like cold-blooded murder... It's a hot, muggy evening, and the last thing Hannah wants to do is squeeze into a pair of pantyhose for the Grand Opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. But with Hannah's famous Red Velvet cupcakes being served in the hotel's new Red Velvet lounge, she can't bring herself to back out. The party starts off with a bang with the unexpected arrival of Doctor Bev, a Lake Eden legend who left town in shame after she two-timed her fiancé one too many times. Bev's splashy appearance on the arm of a wealthy investor is the talk of the night. But the gossip comes to a screeching halt when a partygoer takes a mysterious dive off the hotel's rooftop garden. The victim is the sheriff's secretary, Barbara Donnelly, and she is barely clinging to life. The question is, did she fall—or was she pushed? As the police investigate, the only one who isn't preoccupied with the case is Doctor Bev. She's too busy trying to stir things up with her old flame Norman, who's reunited with Hannah. Just as Hannah's patience with Bev runs dangerously thin, her rival is found dead at the bottom of Miller's Pond. The only clue the police have is the Red Velvet cupcake Bev ate right before she died—and the tranquilizers someone seems to have baked into it. To everyone's shock, Hannah is now the unlikely target of a murder investigation—and she's feeling the heat in a way she never has before...
CINNAMON ROLL MURDER Spring has sprung in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and the mud season is turning Hannah Swensen's life upside down. But Hannah finds herself knee-deep in an even bigger mess when murder makes an unexpected visit to town... April is a a busy time for Hannah Swensen and her bakery; there's just something about the warm weather that makes folks in Lake Eden crave something sweet. When Hannah hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at the town's Weekend Jazz Festival, she's more than happy to bake up a generous supply of their namesake confections to welcome the band to town. Before the festival even begins, tragedy strikes when the Cinnamon Roll Six's tour bus overturns on its way into town. Among those injured is Buddy Neiman, the band's beloved keyboard player. At first, Buddy's injuries appear minor, until his condition suddenly takes a turn for the worse—as in dead. Hannah's no doctor, but she suspects that the surgical scissors someone plunged into Buddy's chest may have something to do with it. Once the investigation into Buddy's death begins, a slew of suspicious facts come to light. It turns out that Buddy Neiman isn't the victim's real name. In fact, no one is really sure who he is, or what secrets may be lurking in his past. Hannah also has her eye on a few local suspects. There's Doctor Bev, who seems to know more about the victim than she's willing to admit. And Devon Murphy, the aspiring young keyboard player who wanted a spot in the band so much, he just might have killed for it. Truth be told, Hannah isn't sure just how she'll unravel the mystery, but one thing's for sure: there's nothing sweeter than bringing a killer to justice...
It's a picture postcard December in Minnesota. Pristine white snow is glistening in the winter sunlight, and Main Street is brimming with festive holiday decorations. Best of all, it's the day Hannah's mother, Delores Swensen, is holding her annual Holiday Cookie Exchange at the Community Center―catered by none other than The Cookie Jar! The whole Swensen clan, their friends, and members of "The Lake Eden Gossip Hotline," of which Delores is a founding member, have gathered for the delicious event. And as they share their favorite juicy tales of Lake Eden and its residents over coffee and dessert, they also share their favorite scrumptious cookie recipes―plus a mouth-watering menu of luncheon recipes, including: Kiss My Grits Cookies Peanut Butter & Jelly Pie Norwegian Pizza Minty Marvels Double Chocolate Puffs ...plus all the recipes from Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder to Carrot Cake Murder. Whether this is your first taste of Lake Eden, or you're back for another helping, you can now bring the irresistible flavors of The Cookie Jar into your very own kitchen!
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE MURDER GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER, Mystery Anthology Nothing’s better on Christmas Eve than waiting for the stroke of midnight with a cup of eggnog and a plate of warm gingerbread cookies. But in this merry collection of holiday mysteries, murder is making its own special delivery… "GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER" by JOANNE FLUKE When Hannah Swensen finds her neighbor Ernie Kusak with his head bashed in and sprawled on the floor of his condo next to an upended box of Hannah’s Gingerbread Cookies, she discovers a flurry of murder suspects that’s as long as her holiday shopping list. "THE DANGERS OF GINGERBREAD COOKIES" by LAURA LEVINE Jaine Austen has been enlisted to help with her parents’ retirement community’s play The Gingerbread Cookie That Saved Christmas. Playboy Dr. Preston McCay is playing the role of the gingerbread cookie when he "accidentally" falls to his death during the final act. Now Jaine must figure out if one of the doctor’s jealous lovers was capable of murder. "GINGERBREAD COOKIES AND GUNSHOTS" by LESLIE MEIER When Lucy Stone discovers the body of Rick Juergens, whose five-year-old son Nemo disappeared, she senses foul play. Crumbs from a gingerbread cookie Lucy gave to Nemo are found in the back seat of Rick’s car. With the hours quickly ticking till Christmas, Lucy races against the clock to find a killer before he strikes again. Perfect for that special someone on your list or just for yourself, these intriguing mysteries will make the holidays shine brighter… Includes luscious holiday recipes!
APPLE TURNOVER MURDER It's early summer in Lake Eden, MN and The Cookie Jar is bustling with orders for wedding showers, graduation parties, and family gatherings. Hannah's just wondering how they can get it all done when Mrs. Bascomb comes in to order twelve-hundred cookies for the opening luncheon at the 3-day charity event she's holding on the campus of Jordan High. The theme of the event is "Turn Over a New Leaf" the mayor's wife explains. She wants people to give twice as much as they did last year. Lisa loves the theme -- why don't they make turnovers to sell at the event? "Turnover" a New Leaf... get it? Mrs. Bascomb thinks that's a marvelous idea. Hannah thinks they're overworked as it is, but she guesses they can manage if Lisa has a good turnover recipe. Lisa doesn't, but her mother-in-law Marge makes the best apple turnovers in the world, and they set up an apple turnover assembly line after work in The Cookie Jar kitchen. Now every hour in Hannah's day is filled. Thank goodness there hasn't been a murder to investigate for a while! Hannah vows not to take on any extra work, but she simply can't refuse when Herb asks her to be his magician's assistant at the charity event talent show. At least she had the foresight to give that hideous purple dress she wore last time she assisted him to some Jordan High students for a clothing drive. Now she'll never have to wear it again... she thinks. The Amazing Herb and his red-haired assistant stop the show -- literally. Right after their act Hannah finds the MC of the show, Bradford Ramsey, dead with one of her apple turnovers in his hand. Everything is happening at once for Hannah. There's Norman, who's not being forthcoming about his 3-day trip to Minneapolis. There's Mike, who's beating himself up over something. There's Delores, who's not a bit lonely now that Carrie and Earl are away on their honeymoon because all the single men in town are squiring her around, There's Andrea, who's afraid that Bill will take a job in Florida and they'll have to move. And there's Moishe who's decided that he wants to learn how to bake. There's one other concern for Hannah, perhaps the most important one. She must solve thus murder case before the authorities start asking probing questions. No way she wants her former relationship, and her sister Michelle's not-so-former relationship, with the poetry professor to become the newest topic on the Lake Eden Gossip Hotline!
The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar—and murder. As a shadow hangs over her friends' Christmas wedding, Hannah's determined to cook a killer's goose before anyone else get burned... The Cookie Jar's busiest time of the year also happens to be the most wonderful time...for Christmas cookies, Hannah's own special plum pudding—and romance! Holiday orders are high, and Hannah's slated to provide dessert at the Reverend Knudsen's upcoming nuptials. She's busy as can be and loving it. She also gets a kick out of Larry Jaeger's Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot, a kitschy carnival taking place smack-dab in the middle of the village green. Larry thinks he's crazy like a fox with his wild business schemes, but this time, the entrepreneur may have bitten off more than he can chew. Rumor has it that Larry's in the red—an idea that takes a sinister turn when Hannah discover the man himself dead as a doornail in his own office... It seems quite a few people would have like to fill Larry's stocking with coal and then bash him with it—including his bitter ex-wife, his ex-partner's daughter, a woman he was wooing, and the Crazy Elf Tree lot's extremely exasperated investors... Now, with so many suspects to investigate and the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah's running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn't want her to see the New Year... INCLUDES HANNAH'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS DINNER RECIPES!
CREAM PUFF MURDER With the launch party of her mother's novel around the corner, Hannah has a dress to fit into and a date with her sister, Andrea, at Lake Eden's new health club, Heavenly Bodies. Dragging herself out of bed on a frigid Minnesota morning for exercise, of all things, is bad enough. Discovering a dead body floating in the gym's Jacuzzi? Okay, that's worse. Nor does it help that there's a plate of The Cookie Jar's very own cream puffs garnishing the murder scene. The fact that they were purchased by none other than Hannah's part-time flame, Detective Mike Kingston, is simply the icing on what's shaping up to be one very messy cake... Mike may be the prime suspect in the murder of man-eating bombshell Ronni Ward, but he's by no means the only one. Ronni, a fitness instructor at both the Sheriff's department and Heavenly Bodies, made a nasty habit of throwing her own heavenly body at every man, eligible or not, who crossed her path. Plenty of Lake Eden's ladies won't miss Ronni, including her ex-fiancé's former girlfriend, the angry mother of one of her would-be conquests, and even the mayor's wife. Could any of them have wanted her gone badly enough to make it happen? Mike's recruited Hannah to find out, and, as any suspended, suspected detective would, he's micromanaging her every step of the way...
Between
trying to narrow the list of Ronni's enemies down to fewer than half the
town's female population and resisting the urge to remove Mike from the
running by throttling him herself, Hannah has her plate full. Trouble
is, when it comes to cookies - and to murder - there's always room for
one more.
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... Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate, baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar. But she'll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who's 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. Uncle Gus is immediately the hit of the reunion. He's almost as popular as Hannah's scrumptious carrot cake. 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's corpse with an ice pick jutting out of his chest! A little snooping reveals that not everyone was celebrating Gus's return. And when Hannah unearths secrets from Gus's past, she discovers many 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 be a recipe for her own demise... INCLUDES OVER TWENTY ORIGINAL RECIPES FOR YOU TO TRY!
For Hannah fans who want more than one book a year, this is a very good year! Jo wrote the title Christmas novella in an anthology, CANDY CANE MURDER, to be released in hardcover in October 2007. Her novella appears alongside novellas by Laura Levine and Leslie Meier. Here’s a sneak peek: Bakery owner Hannah Swensen feels a little stuffed in her elf costume--but it's too late to count calories. Lake Eden's annual Christmas gala is upon her and eager children are waiting. Wayne Bergstrom, owner of Bergstrom's Department Store, happily ho-ho-hos his way through the festivities in his Santa suit. But when a trail of candy canes leads to his corpse in a snow bank, Hannah must find Kris Kringle's killer.
KEY LIME PIE MURDER It promises to be a
busy week for Hannah Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the
chamber of commerce booth at the fair, she’s also judging the baking
contest, acting as a magician’s assistant for her business partner’s
husband, trying to coax Moishe, her previously rapacious feline, to end
his hunger strike, and performing her own private carnival act by juggling
the demands of her mother and sisters. With so much on her plate, it’s no wonder Hannah finds herself on the
midway, only moments before the fair closes for the night. As the lights
click off, she realizes that she’s not alone among the shuttered booths
and looming carnival attractions. After hearing a suspicious thump, she
goes snooping – only to discover Willa Sunquist, student teacher and
fellow bake contest judge, dead alongside an upended key lime pie. But who
would want to kill Willa and why? Before long, Hannah is sifting motives
and a list of suspects which include a high school student Willa flunked,
the hot-blooded brothers of a disqualified beauty contestant, a rodeo
cowboy, a baking competitor who failed to win her yearly blue ribbon, and
the college professor Willa was dating. As fair week draws to a close, Hannah cranks up the heat, hoping that
the killer will get rattled and make a mistake. If that happens she
intends to be there, even if it means getting on a carnival ride that
could very well be her last. INCLUDES SIXTEEN ORIGINAL DESSERT RECIPES !
SUGAR AND SPICE, Romantic Suspense Anthology Take two young teachers who’ve fallen in love, and add six unlucky kids who
can’t go home from boarding school for the holidays. Mix it all up with a scoop
of skullduggery, and it’s a recipe for disaster. It’ll take some sleuthing, but
Hannah and her extended family must find out who and what is responsible for
chilling the simmering romance between the two teachers. The clock is ticking
and Hannah hopes she can solve the puzzle in time to deliver the very best
Christmas present of all.
CHERRY CHEESECAKE MURDER
There's no such thing as privacy in Lake Eden, but Hannah never thought
things would go this far. Everyone has been telling her what to do
ever since she got not one but two marriage proposals. The votes are
evenly divided between Detective Mike Kingston and town dentist Norman
Rhodes.
Everything's on schedule until Dean demonstrates a suicide scene with a
prop gun that turns out to be all too real. Hannah's on the case in
a flash. There are plenty of suspects to go around, starting with
the lead actress Lynne Larchmont--one of a slew of female visitors to
Dean's trailer--whose husband Tom is financing the film. Then
there's Tom Larchmont himself, forty years his wife's senior, and smitten
enough to be motivated by jealousy. Ross Barton was constantly
keeping Dean out of trouble...could he have had enough? Local Winnie
Henderson publicly threatened to kill Dean to stop him for moving her
brother's statue. And what about male star Burke Anson? He's
argued with Dean about something mysterious the morning of the murder.
As filming continues, Hannah shifts through the clues, hoping against hope
that the person responsible for Dean's death is half-baked enough to have
made a mistake. When it happens, Hannah intends to be there--ready
to rewrite a killer's lethal script with the kind of quirky ending that
can only happen in Lake Eden. With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a
mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But
when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble... At least Hannah has her business partner Lisa's
wedding to look forward to. She's turned one of Lisa's favorite childhood
treats into a spectacular Wedding Cookie Cake. And Lisa's aunt will be
bringing her famous Peach Cobbler to the reception. But Hannah starts to
steam when she finds out that Shawna Lee has been invited--and is bringing her
own Peach Cobbler. Hannah doesn't like having the Georgia Peach in
the mix, especially when both Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend,
Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. Hannah has suspected
that Mike is interested in more than Shawna Lee's baking abilities. So
when she sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she
investigates--and finds Shawna Lee shot to death. Everyone in town knew The Cookie Jar was losing
business to the Magnolia Bakery--a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the
initial list of suspects. But with a little help from her friends,
Hannah's determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to
grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia
Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act--and now it's up to Hannah to track down
whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder...
Contains 14 delicious recipes for you to try.
While Hannah is baking the day's goodies at The Cookie Jar, the evening's
plans begin to jell. Start with the best Lake Eden culinary creations, add
two of Hannah's "sometime" boyfriends, a pinch of her
ready-to-pop pregnant sister, and a dash of her mother and a new significant
other, an actual British lord, and what do you get? A recipe for disaster,
but the juiciest ingredient is yet to come . . .
The recently divorced Martin Dubinski arrives at the buffet with his new
Vegas showgirl wife--all wrapped up in glitter and fur. His ex-wife,
however, seems as cool as chilled eggnog. And when Hannah's mother's
antique Christmas cake knife disappears, its discovery in the décolletage of
the new--and now late--Mrs. Dubinski puts the festivities on ice.
FUDGE CUPCAKE MURDER*
But before anyone can get a taste of victory,
things go sour. Just as Hannah's emptying the trash, she makes a very
unappetizing discovery: Sheriff Grant's body in the dumpster behind the high
school where she's teaching her cooking class. And if that weren't bad enough,
the poor man still has fudge frosting on his shirt from the cupcake she gave him
earlier. She'd been trying to find the secret ingredient left out of the recipe.
Now she has a more important mystery to crack.
The number one suspect is none other than Bill.
In fact, he's the only suspect. But Hannah's not swallowing it. Plenty of people
had reason to hate Sheriff Grant, starting with all the deputies whose cases he
stole during election years just so he could take the glory. Even his
long-suffering wife Nettie isn't blame-free. Rumor has it the Grants were doing
some serious feuding and had a skeleton rattling around in their closet. Soon,
Hannah's dishing up scandalous secrets, steaming hot betrayals, and enough
nastiness to keep the gossip mill at The Cookie Jar going through several pots
of decaf. And the closer Hannah gets to the truth, the closer she gets to
smoking out a murderer with a very nasty recipe for silencing people. Will
Hannah be able to stand the heat when someone wants her out of the kitchen...
for good? LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER
Here’s a little taste of the story to whet your appetite for Hannah Swensen’s
next adventure: The residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, are planning to paint the town red,
white, and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July – but the fireworks are
already going off at Hannah Swensen’s bake shop, The Cookie Jar… Hannah Swensen thought she’d finally discovered the recipe for a perfect
life. But her sometime beau Norman Rhodes tosses a surprise ingredient into the
mix when he phones to tell her he’s just bought a house from local drugstore
clerk Rhonda Scharf – which he plans to tear down in order to build the dream
home he and Hannah designed. It seems the plan has been cooking for quite some
time, and Hannah’s shocked. Especially since her ring finger is still very
much bare. The good news is that the soon-to-be-torn-down house is full of antiques –
and Norman has given Hannah and her mother first dibs. They uncover some
gorgeous old furniture, a patchwork quilt… and Rhonda Scharf’s dead body.
Not exactly what they were looking for. A little more sleuthing turns up the
half-eaten remains of a very special dinner for two – and one of The Cookie
Jar’s famous lemon meringue pies. It’s obvious Rhonda was expecting someone
for dinner – perhaps one of the men she was secretly dating. Now it’s up to
Hannah to turn up the heat – and get busy tracking down clues. Starting in her
very own kitchen… Contains 9 delicious recipes for you to try. Between perfecting her Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie and
Chocolate Crunches, Hannah's snooping into the coach's private life and
not coming up short on suspects. And could Watson's
harsh criticism during the judging have given one of the contestants a
license to kill? The stakes are rising faster than dough, and Hannah
will have to be very careful, because somebody is cooking up a recipe for
murder...with Hannah landing on the "necessary ingredients"
list.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER SPECIAL
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