The Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke, 270 pages
“It's Christmas many
years ago, and topping young Hannah Swensen's wish list is becoming the go-to
baker in Lake Eden, Minnesota. But as Hannah finds out, revisiting holiday
memories can be murder . . . With her dream of opening The Cookie
Jar taking shape, Hannah's life matches the hectic December hustle and bustle
in Lake Eden--especially when she agrees to help recreate a spectacular
Christmas Ball from the past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly local in
hospice care. But instead of poring over decadent dessert recipes for the merry
festivities, she instantly becomes enthralled by Essie's old notebooks and the
tale of a woman escaping danger on the streets of New York. Hannah's surprised
by Essie's secret talent for penning crime fiction. She's even more surprised
when the story turns real. As Hannah prepares to run a bakery and move out of
her mother's house, it'll be a true miracle if she can prevent another Yuletide
disaster by solving a mystery as dense as a Christmas fruitcake . . .” I really enjoyed this story.
It felt a little too good to be true with the way the sisters got along
so well when they were younger. High
school girls, as the youngest was, are not usually so pleasant. It made for a good story, if a little
unrealistic, anyway. Anyone who enjoys
the series will love this book as well.
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