The Swensens are very familiar with murder, “All three
Swensen daughters were silent for a moment…..the troubles that the Richardson
family had endured. It had started when Jennifer had run away from home…Wes
Richardson had fatally shot himself…six months to the day…”
The Swensens at one time or another were always discovering
dead bodies, and the local newspaper had written an article about it. “It’s
been over four months since a member of the Swensen family had sniffed out the
body of a murder victim…” The Editor seemed to have a knack for writing humor
into his articles. The Swensens did not make light of his humor.
Hannah Swensen who owns a bakery shop, The Cookie Jar, needed
to pick up her truck from the mechanics. She had her friend Lisa ride with her
to the garage and made a promise to her mother, “What is it?” Hannah asked…I
want you to promise me you won’t find any dead bodies on your way out to Cyril’s
garage.” In the heavy rain, Hannah hits a man, “”…despite her promise to her
mother….she’d found another dead body. And this time it was even worse because
she’d killed him herself!”
Hannah is arrested for vehicular homicide and discusses
with her sister Michelle, “I need to know who that man was and what he was
doing here in Lake Eden.” From this point, Hannah, her family and friends are
determined to find out who this man was.
Once Hannah is released from jail on bail, she continues
working at The Cookie Jar creating recipes and helping plan her mother’s second
wedding. Meanwhile, Jennifer returns home after more than 10 years of deserting
her family. Does Jennifer’s reappearance have anything to do with the man whom
Hannah hit?
Ms. Fluke’s mystery novel is a very good read. Even with
Jennifer’s homecoming, you do not know why she returns until the end. Hannah’s
mother, Delores is a fun character. She is indecisive about making final
details regarding her wedding.
There are 25 recipes Hannah shares with us throughout the
story. I felt the recipes were a bit much and should have been placed at the
end. It seemed to distract my reading flow. I recommend this novel to lovers of
mystery novels with a twist.
(I
received this book free from Kensington Publishing for review purposes)
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