Genre: Fiction / Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2001
Pages: 336
Rating: Recommend
Synopsis: No one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled mystery quite like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke's dessert-baking, red-haired heroine whose gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks, and whose penchant for solving crimes--one delicious clue at a time--has made her a bestselling favorite. And it all began on these pages, with a bakery, a murder, and some suddenly scandalous chocolate-chip crunchies. Featuring a bonus short story and brand new, mouthwatering recipes, this new edition of the very first Hannah Swensen mystery is sure to have readers coming back for seconds. . .
Hannah already has her hands full trying to dodge her mother's attempts to marry her off while running The Cookie Jar, Lake Eden's most popular bakery. But once Ron LaSalle, the beloved delivery man from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him, her life just can't get any worse. Determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a killer. But if she doesn't watch her back, Hannah's sweet life may get burned to a crisp.
Review: Combination chick-lit and mystery, this is just a fun, quick read. These types of book never have a lot of depth, in characters or plot, and it does require a bit of departure from reality on the part of the reader. If you take this too seriously, as both a mystery and a piece of literature, you will be disappointed. If you're looking for a fluffy "weekend" read, you're in luck.
It's not very often that I read series, but I'm going to give this one a shot for a little bit. I'd also like to try some of the recipes with my kids for use in my other blog. Anyway, I can't promise I'll read every book or finish out the series, but I'll go until I get bored.
Not to worry, these won't be ALL I read. I still need the healthy of dose of reality that can only be found in my non-fiction reads.
NOTE: I did not read the short story, Candy for Christmas, that was included in my copy of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.
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