The perfect time to read this light mystery, Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder is not when you are hungry but after you have eaten and are relaxing for the afternoon.
Joanne Fluke has just shared her 27th mystery novel with us. Not only is it amazing that she has come up with a new murder plot for Hannah Swenson who runs The Cookie Jar, coffee shop in Lake Eden, Minnesota along with her friend and with the help of her sisters, Andrea and Michelle. They also are great at helping the local police solve murders. Of course Andrea is married to the police detective, Michelle is dating his deputy and Hannah is sort of being courted by another detective on the force. Hannah's other love interest is the town dentist, who also is always happy to assist in solving the current case.
This time it is the Mayor of the town who is not well loved and there are any number of suspects that would be happy to see him dead, including Andrea. So Hannah is doubly interested in finding out what really happened to exonerate her sister.
The other amazing part of this series is that once again Fluke has included 27 recipes in the book, that Hannah and the others cook for each other throughout the story. None of the recipes are repeated in all these novels. That is quite a bit of cooking, testing and tasting. They all always sound delicious but I must admit that I have never cooked any of them. So many of them seem to have very high caloric levels.
These plots are no longer quite that unique, the dialog is not really snappy. So I guess what keeps me reading is that I know the characters so well that it is just like traveling to Lake Eden, sitting down for a visit with them and catching up on what's new.
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