Title: Sugar Cookie Murder Authors: Joanne Fluke type of book: Mystery call number: FIC

This book is strong in character and story.

Summary:
Hannah is in charge of the annual town Christmas dinner, where this year's special occasion is supposed to be highlighted by the celebration of the publishing of the Lake Eden town recipe book. The dinner is to showcase all of the recipes in the cookbook. All the townspeople are gathered ready to celebrate Christmas, when the mayor's new (young) Las Vegas dancer wife is found dead, with Hannah's mother's antique cake knife in her chest. Hannah and her sister set off on helping Mike solve the case, unbeknownst to him.

I would recommend this book!

Why?
This story is filled with wacky characters and a fun mystery to solve. Best of all is the inclusion of all the recipes (from appetizers to desserts) appearing in the story at the back of the book. This book is sure to please cozy mystery fans who enjoy fast paced, clean mysteries with subtle and clever heroines.

Other suggested reading:

other Hannah Swenson mysteries by Joanna Fluke

Employee Initials: KS Review Date: November 2004

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