Joanne Fluke

Bakery owner and sleuth extraordinaire Hannah Swensen is on the case when Connie Mac, the pompous host of a cable TV cooking show who has been chosen to bake this year's official Winter Carnival cake, is murdered while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins. Reprint.

Blueberry Muffin Murder

Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is back--and the cookies are crumbling--as acclaimed author Joanne Fluke serves readers another helping of murder, mayhem, and mouthwatering mystery. . . Blueberry Muffin Murder Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival--and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac--a half-baked idea, in Hannah's opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking show--sweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Hannah's suspicions are confirmed when Connie Mac's limo rolls into town. Turns out America's "Cooking Sweetheart" is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crisp—and Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannah's famous blueberry muffins. Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jar's kitchen crime scene off-limits. She's a baker without an oven--and the Carnival is right around the corner. Hannah's only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her business--by finding the killer herself. . . Includes seven original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try! "Delicious food descriptions and recipes, warm and familiar characters who grow into real people. . .a vivid picture of the small lake town and a well-crafted mystery provide the ingredients for yet another tempting feast that should satisfy all fans, old and new."--Publishers Weekly

Rebecca Hurd

I’m absolutely loving the Hannah Swenson series!! Each book has enough clues that help you figure out who the killer is plus the recipes look really good can’t wait to try some of them!! The love triangle between Hannah, Norman, and Mike is really interesting as well!!

Jacalyn Boggs

It's another Hannah Swensen mystery filled with savory treats I must attempt in my own kitchen, murder, and mayhem. 

This one involves a fellow cook, one from television, and the body ends up in Hannah's own kitchen. Yikes!

Check it out. Once more, it's all about the characters. There's some great one liners in this one that are absolute gems!

As Lake Eden prepares for its annual Winter Carnival, America's "Cooking Sweetheart, " Connie Mac, is named creator of the official carnival cake. That leaves a bitter taste in Hannah Swensen's mouth. But when Hannah opens her bakery, The Cookie Jar, and finds the domineering Connie dead in her pantry, she must save her shop by finding the killer herself.

laura

The BlueBerry Muffin Murder: I did like this book a lot. It was the third book in the series. The reason I did not give it higher rating is cause I saw the murder coming a mile away and it did not surprise me in the least. That really disappointed me cause in previous cases I have always been surprised  by the killer.
 
This book to me was more about world building and learning more about the characters. I loved seeing hannah torn between her two romance rivals. I liked how this case directly effected her because it happen in her shop. I also liked meeting jane and learning more about her past and I wonder if that secret will come back in future books. 
 
I also did not see not enough of bill in this book andrea husband and that made me sad because I like when bill and hannah work together to solve crimes. I also also really growing to like norman and Hannah and I am curious to see if and when they get together and how that will effect mike and hannah relationship. 
 
I really liked how hannah actually solved this crime and the process she want through and who helped her to find the pieces that she needed. I rec. if you read this book if you like a fun light mystery but a cool town and cool character even if i thought the mystery part of this book was a little weak.

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           I give this book like 4.5 stars. I really liked the book and this world is so fun and I love all the characters. I totally saw the murder coming and that is kind of the point of the murder mystery. But i loved hanna and norman in this book and also mike. I loved learning more about all the characters and am so excited to read the next book. I hope the next one the mystery is a bit better!

Max 

Another excellent book in the series! I enjoyed the added love triangle romance in this book. This also really made me want to try the blueberry muffin recipe from the book! It seems so delicious!

Chelsea Breher

Another adorable mystery staring everyone's favourite baker. Every book builds onto the character development and builds onto the world.

Blueberry Muffin Murder

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