Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
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Kensington Publishing Corp. , 2013.
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This summer has been warmer than usual in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen is trying to beat the heat both in and out of her bakery kitchen. But she's about to find out the hard way that nothing cools off a hot summer day like a cold-blooded murder.It's a hot summer evening in Lake Eden, Minnesota—and the grand opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. Hanna Swensen's famous red velvet cupcakes are being served in the new Red Velvet lounge. The party starts off with a bang with the arrival of Doctor Bev, who left town in shame after she two-timed her fiancé. But the gossip comes to a screeching halt when another partygoer takes a dive off the hotel's roof. As the police investigate, the only one who isn't preoccupied with the case is Doctor Bev. She's too busy trying to stir things up with her old flame, Norman. --Features more than ten cookie and dessert recipes from The Cookie Jar, including Red Velvet Surprise Cupcakes and Chocolate Covered Peanut Cookies! "Culinary cozies don't get any tastier than this winning series." —Library Journal "Loaded with mouthwatering recipes and clever plotting, the latest Hannah Swensen mystery delights." —RT Book Reviews "If your reading habits alternate between curling up with a good mystery or with a good cookbook, you ought to know about Joanne Fluke." —Charlotte Observer

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Street Date
02/26/2013
Language
English
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9780758280367

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NoveList provides detailed suggestions for series you might like if you enjoyed this book. Suggestions are based on recommendations from librarians and other contributors.
Both of these amusing, charming, character-driven series balance romance and murder in intricately plotted, culinary-centric mysteries. Hannah Swensen's smart-mouthed heroine is a baker in Minnesota while Noodle Shop's amateur sleuth Lana Lee waits tables in her family's Ohio restaurant. -- Heather Cover
These gentle and cozy culinary mystery series cater to readers with a taste for crime-solving. A bakeshop (Hannah) and a Filipino restaurant (Tita) in small towns provide the setting for these upbeat novels complete with recipes to try. -- Jennie Stevens
Though Brooklyn-set Spice Isle Bakery contrasts the small-town setting of the Hannah Swensen series, both are scrumptious culinary mysteries with lovable characters and an upbeat charm to boot. -- Basia Wilson
Though Hannah Swensen is a natural baker and the craft is somewhat foisted upon Maddy Montgomery (Baker Street), both find themselves embroiled in a variety of complex cases in these culinary-themed cozy mystery series. -- Stephen Ashley
Readers who take their culinary-themed tales with a heaping side of murder should check out both of these compelling cozy mystery series. Hannah Swensen is a bit more upbeat than the more atmospheric LA Night Market. -- Stephen Ashley
Though Hannah Swensen's cases veer more into cozy territory than Aunty Lee's (Singaporean Mysteries), both likeable women star in culinary-themed mysteries full of warm humor and plenty of intrigue. -- Stephen Ashley
Though food is a bigger focus in Hannah Swensen than in Ice Cream Parlor Mysteries, both of these gentle and upbeat cozy mystery series star keen-eyed women who take on tough cases while serving up sweet treats. -- Stephen Ashley
These series have the appeal factors leisurely paced, and they have the theme "culinary mysteries"; the genres "cozy mysteries" and "gentle reads"; and the subjects "women bakers," "women amateur detectives," and "murder investigation."
These series have the appeal factors leisurely paced, and they have the theme "culinary mysteries"; the genres "cozy mysteries" and "gentle reads"; and the subjects "women bakers," "women amateur detectives," and "murder investigation."

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NoveList recommends "LA night market" for fans of "Hannah Swensen mysteries". Check out the first book in the series.
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The catering business is tough enough without dead bodies turning up. In these upbeat, culinary cozy mysteries, professional chefs discover that they are more intimately connected to the crimes they're investigating than they imagined, due to their complicated romantic histories. -- NoveList Contributor
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Aspen Meadow, Colorado, is the backdrop for Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Bear series of culinary mysteries. While the books are darker in tone, they share quirky, amusing characters and a feel for the pleasures and problems of small town life, as well as appetizing recipes. -- Krista Biggs
Katherine Hall Page is another author skilled at dishing up laughter-laced culinary mysteries, similarly including an entertaining assortment of quirky secondary characters in a small-town setting. -- Katherine Johnson
Carol Culver and Joanna Fluke write cozy mysteries with a food theme. These charming women own bakeries in small towns and aren't afraid to get involved in mystery investigations. These fast paced stories feature eccentric characters and loads of information on desserts. There is also a touch of romance. -- Merle Jacob
Fans of upbeat cozy mysteries with a culinary flair should explore the works of both Valerie Burns and Joanne Fluke. Fluke also has some titles in her catalog that escape the realm of the cozy and explore darker topics. -- Stephen Ashley
Jessica Beck and Joanna Fluke write cozy mysteries that center around baking. The young women sleuths own their own bakeries in small towns. These plucky women are surrounded by a likeable groups of friends and family. The books are filled with humor, a touch of romance, recipes, and baking information. -- Merle Jacob
JoAnna Carl and Joanne Fluke write culinary cozy mysteries that feature engaging young women who own dessert shops in small Midwestern towns. The women have likeable family and friends who help them in their investigations. The fast paced stories are filled with recipes and descriptions of chocolate and desserts. -- Merle Jacob
Cozy writers Chris Cavender and Joanne Fluke write cooking mysteries set in adorable small towns where their likeable young women sleuths just happen to trip over dead bodies. The books feature quirky characters, intricate plotting, humor, a touch of romance, and recipes for the delicious food mentioned. -- Merle Jacob
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These authors' works have the genres "cozy mysteries" and "gentle reads"; and the subjects "women bakers," "women amateur detectives," and "bakeries."
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Published Reviews

Booklist Review

Hannah Swensen's eighteenth adventure in Lake Eden, Minnesota, begins with a suspicious accident at the opening of a refurbished hotel Hannah's famous red-velvet cupcakes are being served in the hotel's new Red Velvet Lounge. After police-department secretary Barbara, a recurring series character, falls off the roof during the party, Barbara insists her brother pushed her, but no one is aware that she had any siblings. Then Hannah finds the fiancee of one of her former boyfriends at the bottom of a lake and becomes a suspect. Although Hannah's infallibility defies belief and tries patience, Fluke continues to appeal with delicious recipes and warm, small-town personalities. Series readers will enjoy following the continuing story, and, of course, fans of cupcake-themed mysteries by Jenn McKinlay will savor those red-velvet treats.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Despite the 26 sweet and savory recipes scattered throughout, crime buffs may find little nourishment in bestseller Fluke's 16th Hannah Swenson novel (after 2012's Cinnamon Roll Murder). As the owner of the Cookie Jar coffee shop and bakery in Lake Eden, Minn., Hannah helps cater the Albion Hotel's grand reopening, where the main event proves to be the return of the notorious town floozy, "Doctor Bev," on the arm of the hotel's owner, wealthy playboy Roger Dalworth. More than gossip is in the air, though, after the Lake Eden sheriff's secretary, Barbara Donnelly, falls from the hotel penthouse, sustaining serious brain damage. A subsequent fatal automobile accident suggests to Hannah that murder is once again stalking the small town. Fluke fans should appreciate the reappearance of series regulars like Hannah's two boyfriends, Mike Kingston and Norman Rhodes (who turns out to be an old flame of Bev's), but the tepid humor and meandering storyline are unlikely to win newcomers. Author tour. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Library Journal Review

Hannah Swensen's cupcakes come under suspicion when an old rival dies from poisoning. Culinary cozies don't get any tastier than this winning series, now serving up case number 18 (after Cinnamon Roll Murder). (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

All of Lake Eden is agog when the police chief's secretary takes a tumble from the penthouse of a condo complex. Fabulously wealthy Roger Dalworth has pulled out all the stops for the grand reopening of the Albion Hotel, his new luxury condo project. A caterer from Minneapolis! Red Velvet Surprise Cupcakes from The Cookie Jar for dessert! The evening is so grand that The Cookie Jar's owner, Hannah Swensen (Cinnamon Roll Murder, 2012, etc.), in eye makeup and pantyhose, decides to tour the Albion's posh penthouse, complete with its outdoor garden. Hannah is luckier than Barbara Donnelly, whose own tour of the penthouse ends in a headfirst plunge to the parking lot. Barbara survives, much addled, leaving amateur sleuth Hannah to decode her ramblings about her brother (Barbara is an only child) and a furry white monster that lurks in her hospital room. Hannah soon has her own worries. She finds Dr. Bev Thorndike, her former rival for local dentist Norman Rhodes' affections, in her red Maserati at the bottom of Miller's Pond. Even though Dr. Bev has recently become engaged to Roger, her death puts Hannah very much on Detective Mike Kingston's radar screen. Can Hannah find the real culprit before Mike ends the discussion of whether he or Norman will be the one to wrestle her to the altar by putting her in the slammer instead? Even when she's in pantyhose, Hannah's grit and quick thinking once more save the day.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Booklist Reviews

Hannah's eighteenth adventure in Lake Eden, Minnesota involves a suspicious accident and then a murder. Fluke is now involving well known characters as victims, when the police department secretary falls off the roof of a condo building during a party. Barbara, the victim, insists her brother pushed her, but no one is aware of any siblings. Hannah finds the fiancé of one of her former boyfriends at the bottom of a lake and becomes a suspect. She also has her hands full sorting some leftover questions from the previous Cinnamon Roll Murder. While the always right Hannah along with the continuous presence of her two love interests defy belief and try patience at times, Fluke continues to appeal with delicious recipes and warm small town personalities in between the three cases solved in this title. Series and food fans will enjoy this one as well as cupcake themed titles from Jenn McKinlay. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.

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Booklist Reviews

Hannah Swensen's eighteenth adventure in Lake Eden, Minnesota, begins with a suspicious accident at the opening of a refurbished hotel—Hannah's famous red-velvet cupcakes are being served in the hotel's new Red Velvet Lounge. After police-department secretary Barbara, a recurring series character, falls off the roof during the party, Barbara insists her brother pushed her, but no one is aware that she had any siblings. Then Hannah finds the fiancée of one of her former boyfriends at the bottom of a lake and becomes a suspect. Although Hannah's infallibility defies belief and tries patience, Fluke continues to appeal with delicious recipes and warm, small-town personalities. Series readers will enjoy following the continuing story, and, of course, fans of cupcake-themed mysteries by Jenn McKinlay will savor those red-velvet treats. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.

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Library Journal Reviews

Hannah Swensen's cupcakes come under suspicion when an old rival dies from poisoning. Culinary cozies don't get any tastier than this winning series, now serving up case number 18 (after Cinnamon Roll Murder).

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Despite the 26 sweet and savory recipes scattered throughout, crime buffs may find little nourishment in bestseller Fluke's 16th Hannah Swenson novel (after 2012's Cinnamon Roll Murder). As the owner of the Cookie Jar coffee shop and bakery in Lake Eden, Minn., Hannah helps cater the Albion Hotel's grand reopening, where the main event proves to be the return of the notorious town floozy, "Doctor Bev," on the arm of the hotel's owner, wealthy playboy Roger Dalworth. More than gossip is in the air, though, after the Lake Eden sheriff's secretary, Barbara Donnelly, falls from the hotel penthouse, sustaining serious brain damage. A subsequent fatal automobile accident suggests to Hannah that murder is once again stalking the small town. Fluke fans should appreciate the reappearance of series regulars like Hannah's two boyfriends, Mike Kingston and Norman Rhodes (who turns out to be an old flame of Bev's), but the tepid humor and meandering storyline are unlikely to win newcomers. Author tour. (Mar.)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fluke, J. (2013). Red Velvet Cupcake Murder . Kensington Publishing Corp..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fluke, Joanne. 2013. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder. Kensington Publishing Corp.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fluke, Joanne. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder Kensington Publishing Corp, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Fluke, J. (2013). Red velvet cupcake murder. Kensington Publishing Corp.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fluke, Joanne. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder Kensington Publishing Corp., 2013.

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