
Written by Joanne Fluke
Book #1 in the Hannah Swensen series
A baker must solve a murder to save her cookies' reputation.
Hannah Swensen juggles running her bakery and dodging her mother's matchmaking when a murder rocks her small town. With her famous cookies at the crime scene, Hannah dives into the investigation. Can she unmask the killer before her sweet life crumbles? As clues unfold, danger lurks, and Hannah must use her wit to protect her bakery and herself. Will she solve the mystery, or will her life be baked to a crisp? Discover the delicious twists in this cozy mystery filled with charm and suspense.
Discover The Delicious Mystery That Started It All! 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. A cleverly plotted cozy full of appealing characters and delicious cookie recipes. –Publishers Weekly
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