By: Joanne Fluke
Genres: Mystery Amateur Sleuth
Posted: April 23, 2011
When Matthew Walters comes to town, the opportunity is too good to pass up. He's on sabbatical and agrees to take on the parish for a short time. All seems well until Matthew is found dead with his head in a plate of devil's food cake.
Hannah will have to work hard to learn the identity of his killer. Then another man comes to town claiming to be Matthew Walters. He looks just like the dead man and knows all the details of his life. Now, Hannah has to discover who the victim was as well as who killed him.
Packed with recipes that will make you drool, the Hannah Swensen mysteries are enjoyable reads. There are some amusing moments and moments that will confound the readers. These are well-written mysteries with an intriguing cast of characters. My only disappointment is that I was expecting LOL funny from some of the reviews I had read and I didn't find that.
Book Summary
These days, everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is buzzing with activity, and Hannah Swensen is no exception. But no matter how busy she may be, Hannah can always find time to help a friend in need—especially when he’s been murdered…
Hannah Swensen has to admit that her life is pretty sweet. Things are going well in the romance department, and her bakery’s delectable confections are selling almost as fast as she can bake them. Even her good friend Claire is on Cloud Nine, head over heels with her new husband, Reverend Bob Knudson. If only they could find time to take their honeymoon!
When Bob’s childhood friend, Matthew Walters, comes to town, it seems like divine intervention. Matthew, like Bob, is a Lutheran minister with a stubborn sweet tooth. Since he’s on sabbatical, Matthew is happy to fill in for Bob while he and Claire take that long-awaited honeymoon. It sounds like the perfect plan—until Hannah finds Matthew in the rectory, face-down in a plate full of Devil’s Food Cake, a single bullet in his head.
Determined to find out who killed Matthew, Hannah starts asking questions—and discovers that the good Reverend wasn’t quite the saintly fellow he appeared to be. But could the gold Sacagawea coins in Sunday’s collection plate hold the key to solving the crime? Or is the murder connected to that big jewel heist out in Minneapolis? Is it possible that Matthew’s love of chocolate somehow led to his downfall? It will take some more digging to find out, but Hannah is sure of one thing: even the most half-baked murder plot can be oh so deadly…
by: Joanne Fluke
Kensington
March 1, 2011
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Featuring: Hannah Swensen
304 pages
ISBN: 0758234910
EAN: 9780758234919
Hardcover