It seems like the entire town of Lake Eden is doing its best to help make the inaugural Walleye Fishing Tournament a success. Hosted by sporting goods mogul and Minnesota legend Wally Wallace, the tournament is bringing a lot of traffic into the area—and filling up the Lake Eden Inn in the process. When the…
The latest in Joanne Fluke’s long-running Hannah Swensen Mystery series finds Mayor Richard Bascomb himself murdered—and Hannah’s younger sister, Andrea, the prime suspect in his slaying. Mayor Bascomb had been pretty irritable in the days before his death. When Sheriff Bill Todd pulls the mayor’s nephew over for driving under the influence, the mayor gets…
Like the last Christmas-themed novel in this series, Christmas Cupcake Murder takes place in our heroine Hannah Swensen’s past—this time about a decade before the current point in the series. Hannah is finally getting her mother, Delores, to look into renting a space in which to finish, and perhaps sell, Delores’s massive collection of antiques.…
It’s so hard for me to explain how invested I am in the Hannah Swensen mystery series. It’s certainly not just because I’ve read (and cooked my way through!) all 25 books to date, with each volume containing enough recipes to fill out a small cookbook. While the recipes have been consistently good—with only a…
Chapter Three “Oh, Hannah! You look absolutely lovely,” Lynne complimented her as Hannah came down the stairs. Hannah remembered what her mother had taught her about accepting compliments and gave Lynne a big smile. “Thanks, Lynne,” she accepted the compliment gracefully. “Mother gave this to me for my birthday.” “It’s perfect for you.” Lynne took…
Joanne Fluke sure knows how to write a cliffhanger! When I read the last sentence of this book, I let out the kind of overly dramatic gasp that you usually only see on TV, complete with pearl clutching. But if there’s any author who can reliably elicit that kind of reaction—especially in a long-running series…
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder is the next mystery in Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Mystery series. In only weeks, Hannah Swensen goes from idealistic newlywed to betrayed wife, and meanwhile, a deadly mystery unfolds in Lake Eden. CHAPTER 4 “Sit down, Hannah,” Mike instructed, gesturing toward the couch. “Mayor Bascomb called me and he wanted me…
Christmas comes but once a year—and with it, a bookish bounty of murder, mayhem, and merriment! Seasonal cozies are as much tradition as cookies, cakes, and pies, and pair equally well with a hot cup of tea (or something stronger) and a roaring fire. If you’re looking for something delightfully decadent to sink your teeth…
What. Just. Happened?! Joanne Fluke returns to gripping form with this latest Hannah Swensen book set in the present-day, as Hannah tries to get through her days without her husband, Ross Barton, who mysteriously disappeared at the end of the last novel. While I’m #TeamNorman all the way, I still feel deeply for Hannah, who…
Hannah Swensen Barton returns from her luxurious honeymoon cruise already fretting over married life. Her husband, Ross, is doting and kind, so her concerns run the gamut from silly (“Why didn’t he call me? Oh, he did, I just don’t understand how cell phones work!”) to serious (“Should we discuss having children?” Honestly, this is…
