Peach Cobbler Murder

In Peach Cobbler Murder, Hannah becomes humbled as her business takes a nose dive when competition hits town. When one of the co-owners is murdered, Hannah becomes suspect #1. To make matters worse, one of Hannah's beau has been spending time at 'night' with the victim. Joanne Fluke once again spins magic in a mystery by involving the character's realness. If you didn't like the character of Hannah in the other mysteries by Fluke, you can't but help but fall in step with Hannah as she tries to find the real murderer before she's jailed. By the time she is putting the clues together, you will be cheering her on, as she deals with the personal emotion involved with the 'beau'. And the surprise ending is absoluting Fluke's creativeness - I can't wait for the next one to find out the answer!

This series just gets better and better! After the short but sweet Sugar Cookie Murder, I pounced on Peach Cobbler Murder. I never had a doubt I would be less than pleased. Hannah Swensen is slowly being dragged, kicking and screaming, to bankruptcy by the arrival of a new bakery, the Magnolia Blossom Bakery, right across the street from Hannah's The Cookie Jar. And it doesn't exactly help that the bakery is run by the Southern sisters, flirtatious Shawna Lee and rich widowed Vanessa Quinn. Everyone knows Shawna Lee is Hannah's rival, and when Hannah discovers Shawna Lee murdered with a ruined Southern Peach Cobbler burning in the oven late at night at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery, Hannah's the prime suspect. Hannah starts up the sleuthing once again, but it more urgent this time. To prove her own innocence. While it takes a while for the murder investigation to pick up, Peach Cobbler Murder is one of my favorite Hannah Swensen Mysteries. Plus I LOVED the cliffhanger ending. Read this book!

It's no secret to Hannah's friends that Hannah is no fan of Shawna Lee Quinn. But that's especially true since Shawna opened the Magnolia Blossom Bakery right across the street from Hannah's own shop. Business is looking pretty poor, and if things don't change soon, Hannah and Lisa might have to close their doors. On a happier note, Lisa and Herb's wedding day has finally arrived. So what if Shawna Lee has promised to bring her famous peach cobbler to the reception. It's only a minor dark cloud on an otherwise bright day. But Shawna Lee never makes it to the reception. Running by the bakeries afterward, Hannah finds Shawna Lee's dead body. With one of the best motives in town, Hannah knows she's got to act fast to make sure she doesn't wind up behind bars for a crime she didn't commit. But with most of the town at the wedding, who could have committed the murder? Reading Sugar Cookie Murder, I thought to myself that Shawna Lee would make a great murder victim. Obviously great minds think alike. While the murder aspect starts out a little slowly, I really didn't mind because there was still plenty going on with these friends. And once Hannah finds the body, things really begin to pick up. Clues lead to a place I never would have imagined, but is absolute genius. Any fan of the series will be pleased with the latest entry. If you aren't, I do recommend starting at the beginning since you really need to read them in order to gain the full appreciation of the characters. I can't wait to visit with them again.

I don't believe I wrote that title. After reading all of the Hannah books, I'm getting to be real down-homey. I aced the wife out in getting the first copy of Peach Cobbler. Liked Sugar Cookie Murder and while I was waiting for this one to come out, I read all the other books in the series. I admit it, I'm hooked. In this family we buy 2 copies of everything. I put mine in my book collection and my wife loans her's out to invite new fans. Fluke, you did it again. Your Hannah series just keeps getting better and better. There are enough other reviewers that will tell you the plot, so I won't bother. I just want to let any prospective mystery lover know that every book in this series is GREAT. Hannah is a small town sleuth "Supreme." Along with friends and family (which you'll get to know) she solves some of the twistiest mysteries imaginable. Her home base is a little bakery/coffee shop called The Cookie Jar. Each book includes some good recipes. I'm a gourmet cook; and because of these books have started baking. Folks are surprised to find out where my recipes come from. Give yourself a treat and get this book. Then get all the other ones.

Joanne Fluke weaves a wonderful tale of murder, love, and (maybe) betrayal, spiced with humor, and, of course, mouth-watering treats. There is just the right amount of recipes in this book (I felt the previous book had too many recipes at the end, shortening the story). The story progresses swiftly, the characters are well defined, and there are many twists, as just as you are sure one person must be the murderer, you find another person who may be even more likely to have done it. Another murder from a few years ago and over 1000 miles away is woven in with the main story, adding to the excitement, and to the suspect list. Joanne does an excellent job of wrapping up every loose end and providing closure to every situation that came up, except the enjoyable ongoing struggle of will it be Mike or Norman who wins Hannah's heart. This was a very satisfying and enjoyable read.