This is the 26th murder mystery featuring Hannah Swenson and her family and friends. We are brought back to Lake Eden and The Cookie Jar during a harsh winter. Hannah has been wronged by the man she thinks she married. As she announces to the church community that she was tricked, she also is getting ready for Valentines Day and testing cookie and pie recipes to sell at the shop and cater different celebrations.
Of course there will be a murder and Hannah will help police detective Mike, along with his deputy, Lonnie solve the crime. Norman, who is still in love with her will be there to protect her and her sisters and mother will also be there to assist with baking and protection.
These mysteries are getting a bit too predictable. They are formulaic and the dialog is stilted. But the recipes are plentiful and though I probably will never bake any of them, way too much butter and sugar, they are sprinkled throughout the book. So then I am not sure why I keep reading this series, except that it is a fun way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Joanne Fluke has a good recipe here for continued success. She seems to be gathering recipes from readers and I think gives them credit in the book as she uses the recipe in The Cookie Jar.
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