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Strawberry shortcake murder / Joanne Fluke.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Salmo Public Library | PBK FIC FLU (Text) | 35163000049838 | Paperback Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #2 February 2001
Fresh from solving the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (2000), bakery owner Hannah Swensen is enjoying life in Lake Eden, Minnesota, dating Deputy Supervisor Mike Kingston and serving as a judge in a local bake-off. When high-school coach and wife-beater Boyd Watson is killed, Hannah ignores Mike's warning and begins a wholehearted investigation with her sister, Andrea. Luckily, albeit annoyingly, neither of these women seems obligated to work, giving them ample time to search for clues. Hannah soon discovers a blackmail plot and another body, much to the dismay of her mother, who feels her daughter's exploits will discourage potential suitors. Although the recipes generally are more complex than the plot, Fluke creates some suspense when the killer goes after Hannah. As her titles suggest, Fluke's series is hardly gourmet fare, even among recipe-driven food mysteries (stick with Diane Mott Davidson for the top-of-the-line cuisine). Still, Fluke's confections are just tasty enough to serve to mystery readers still hooked by the foodie fad. ((Reviewed February 15, 2001)) Copyright 2001 Booklist Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2001 January #2
After what she promised her anxious mother would be her one and only foray into crime-solving, Hannah Swenson (Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, 2000) is ready to return to relative obscurity as proprietor of The Cookie Jar, the favorite spot for coffee-and-whatever in Lake Eden, Minnesota. She may thwart mama's desires by dating sexy cop Mike Kingston rather than steady-Eddie dentist Norman Rhoades. She may even agree to a brief stint as head judge of Hartland Flour's Dessert Bake-Off (to be televised locally following the nightly news). But no more murders. At least, not until fellow judge Boyd Watson, coach of the Jordan High School basketball team, turns up in his garage lying face downward in a puddle of strawberries and crème fraîche. His wife Danielle, home nursing her latest black eye, is so sure she'll be accused that she goes ballistic. So, moved by Danielle's pleas, Hannah agrees to try her hand at detection just one more time, enlisting the help of her chic and poised sister Andrea (and in the process resolving their long-standing smart-vs.-pretty-sister rivalry). Together, the two Nancy Drews search every hidden corner of the tiny midwestern Mecca, asking unguarded questions of everyone who might possibly know anything about the murderâincluding, of course, the murderer. For all her recklessness, though, does anybody believe Hannah won't be available for still more encores?Fluke's small deviations from formula are laudable, but not enough to counterbalance her draggy pace and clumsy clueing. Copyright Kirkus 2001 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2001 March #1
After a last-minute replacement judge for Lake Eden, MN's, first annual dessert bake-off alienates several contestants with his snide comments, he winds up dead. Did one of them kill him in retaliation, or did his physically abused wife finally get up enough gumption to do the deed? Cookie-store owner/sleuth Hannah Swensen (Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder) aims to find out. Hannah somehow finds time, while tending her shop, baking desserts, delivering cookies, and judging the bake-off, to milk her would-be boyfriend/detective for details and do her own sleuthing. A comfortable, cozy read, with a few recipes thrown in for later enjoyment. For fans of culinary mysteries. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : Publisher Weekly January 2001 #5
Following her successful debut, 2000's Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, Fluke brings back amateur sleuth and Lake Eden, Minn., bakery owner Hannah Swensen for another delicious adventure. Hannah has the honor of serving as head judge of the first annual Hartland Flour Dessert Bake-off, which she anticipates will be good advertising for her already popular bakery, The Cookie Jar. Then one of the judges, high school basketball coach Boyd Watson, is found dead, face down in Hannah's strawberry shortcake, and suspicion falls on Watson's abused wife, Danielle. Determined to prove Danielle's innocence, Hannah ignores the warnings of romantic interest Mike Kingston, the supervisor of detectives at the Winnetka County sheriff's station, not to get involved. Tempting descriptions of meals served at the local establishments, mouth-watering recipes and a warm family of characters ward off the vividly depicted bitter chill of a Minnesota winter. While the other characters tend to be stereotypical, Hannah is a believable, down-to-earth protagonist who can't function without her morning coffee, justifies her passion for chocolate as a biological need for endorphins and deals with a matchmaking mother and a needy sister with understanding and humor. Add the ingredients of a cleverly crafted mystery and a realistic portrayal of smalltown life, and you have a superior cozy sure to leave readers satisfied... but hungry for more. (Mar. 12) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2001 August
Adult/High School-Cookie entrepreneur Hannah Swensen is recruited to judge a bake-off but gets embroiled in a bittersweet murder. The victims are not Lake Eden's finest; one is a wife abuser and the other is a snippety blackmailer, but the town is small, concern is rampant, and Hannah is curious. She and her sister Andrea begin sleuthing to prevent their friend (the wife of the first victim) from being accused of a crime she did not commit. The story is at times dense with detail, but the relationships among family and neighbors are pleasingly homespun-and occasionally sophomoric. Spanning the time of the bake-off, this whodunit is appropriately interspersed with mouthwatering dessert recipes. Readers who don't like guts or gore will enjoy this mystery and stick with the amateur detectives as they reach an action-packed conclusion.-Karen Sokol, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
