Wedding Cake Murder

Name: Wedding Cake Murder
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.09 (11 reviews)
Author: Joanne Fluke
ISBN: 9781501905193

Bestseller

Author: Joanne Fluke

Series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries #19

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/23/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

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.

About Joanne Fluke

American author Joanne Fluke has written several works using pen names. Her given, actual name, is Joanne Gibson Fischmann, born in 1943 in Swanvile, Minnesota. Under pen name, Joanne Fluke, she is most recognized for her mystery series, Hannah Swensen, based around a small town bakery. Five Hallmark Channel movies have been made from Fluke's Swensen series. She has written under the other pseudonyms of John Fischer, R. J. Fischer, Jo Gibson, Chris Hunter, Gina Jackson and Kathryn Kirkwood.

Fluke attended St. Cloud State University, and earned a B.A. Degree in psychology in 1973 from California State University. She had several second jobs while she worked at building her writing career, but her most important titles were mother, wife and homemaker. She lives in Southern California with her television writer husband, Ruel E. Fischmann, her children and step-children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa

This is a pretty rough book. I haven't been happy with the past several in the series, and this one only escalates the writing problems. Almost every chapter has nearly two full pages of weird stiff dialogue that is basically a commercial for the recipe which follows. This is supposed to be a myster......more

Goodreads review by James

I've been waiting for the Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke to bounce back from a few lackluster books, and Wedding Cake Murder made it happen. I'd give this fun caper somewhere between 4 and 4.5 stars. After 18 books debating between Norman and Mike, Hannah finally makes a decision when a third......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

In this 19th book in the 'Hannah Swensen' series, the baker/amateur sleuth is finally getting married - but she has to solve a murder first! 😲 The book provides enough background to be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the characters is a plus. ***** Hannah Swenson, owner of 'The Cookie Jar'......more

Goodreads review by Toni

4 Stars I felt a little let down and disappointed by this book. Don't get me wrong. I love this world. The Cookie Jar and the residents of Lake Eden are my jam. But I expected more. I felt like Hannah's choice of Ross over Mike or Norman was the chicken's way out. (I know that choice happened in the p......more