"Everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married! " Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only grows when she learns he ll be able to join her on her trip to New York City for the Food Channel s dessert chef contest. They get a taste of the Big Apple before Hannah wins the Hometown Challenge and the producers bring all the contestants to Lake Eden to tape the remainder of the show. It s nerve-wracking enough being ...
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"Everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married! " Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only grows when she learns he ll be able to join her on her trip to New York City for the Food Channel s dessert chef contest. They get a taste of the Big Apple before Hannah wins the Hometown Challenge and the producers bring all the contestants to Lake Eden to tape the remainder of the show. It s nerve-wracking enough being judged by Alain Duquesne, a celebrity chef with a nasty reputation. But it s even more chilling to find him stabbed to death in the Lake Eden Inn s walk-in cooler before he s even had a chance to taste Hannah s Butterscotch Sugar Cookies! Now Hannah has not only lost her advantage, she ll have to solve a mystery with more layers than a five-tiered wedding cake Indulge In Joanne Fluke s Criminally Delicious Hannah Swensen Mysteries! Double Fudge Brownie Murder Lively Add the big surprise ending, and fans will be more than satisfied. ""Publishers Weekly"" Blackberry Pie Murder Fluke offers a new twist to the series the cookie-shop owner s character gains depth but there s still room for recipes and for Hannah to move toward an overdue decision on the question of which of her two boyfriends she prefers. Readers will be eager for the next installment. ""Booklist"" Lake Eden s favorite baker, Hannah Swensen finds herself on the wrong end of a police investigation in Fluke s good-natured 19th [installment]. ""Kirkus Reviews"" Red Velvet Cupcake Murder Culinary cozies don t get any tastier than this winning series. ""Library Journal"" If your reading habits alternate between curling up with a good mystery or with a good cookbook, you ought to know about Joanne Fluke. ""The" "Charlotte Observer" " Cinnamon Roll Murder Fans of this wildly popular series will not be disappointed. Fluke has kept this series strong for a long time, and there is still plenty to enjoy for foodie crime fans. ""Booklist"" Devil s Food Cake Murder Fabulous. ""Publishers Weekly"" "
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After waffling back and forth between 2 local men, Hannah finally chooses but neither Mike nor Norman wins out. Hannah marries someone she met in her college years, someone she always cared for, Ross. Also, one of Hannah's other dreams comes true - she becomes a finalist in a Food Channel dessert contest. Of course, being Hannah, her "slaydar" kicks in and she discovers a body in the cooler during the contest. Later she is almost late to her wedding due to discovering the murderer - who tries to kill Hannah! I was thrilled with this installment in Hannah's saga.
KrisAndersonTAR
Mar 16, 2016
19th book in series!
Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke is the nineteenth book in the Hannah Swensen Mystery series. Hannah Swensen is getting married (but not to Mike or Norman much to my dismay)! Hannah is marrying Ross Barton, an independent producer for KCOW Television (they dated in college). Hannah wants a small wedding because of Mike and Norman (does not want to upset them or throw it in their face). However, it comes to Hannah's attention that this would not be a wise move (she is being manipulated). So Delores (her mother) and Michelle (her sister) get to plan a big wedding. While they work on the wedding, Hannah is preparing for the Dessert Chef Competition. The competition starts in New York and the winner of the first round gets the hometown advantage (the contest will move to the winner's hometown). When Hannah wins, everybody heads for Eden Lake, Minnesota. Things are going well until the head judge, Chef Alain Duquesne ends up dead. Hannah sets out to solve the murder, win the competition, and find a wedding dress before her big day! Will Hannah be able to solve the crime (probably better than finding a wedding dress she will like)?
Fans of the Hannah Swensen series, you will want to read Wedding Cake Murder. It is a simple book (easy to read though) and the mystery is a piece of cake (pun intended). However, Hannah is finally getting married (just not to Norman or Mike). If you have not read any of the previous books in the series, you do not want to start with Wedding Cake Murder (you will be lost). I give Wedding Cake Murder 3 out of 5 stars. There were too many recipes in this book (yes, there is such a thing). There are twenty-two recipes which takes up a third of the novel. Wedding Cake Murder was not of the same caliber as the earlier books in the series. I think it is time for the Hannah Swensen Mystery series to retire (just being honest).
I received a complimentary copy of Wedding Cake Murder from NetGalley (and Kensington Books) in exchange for an honest evaluation of the novel.
