by Joanne Fluke
Part of Hannah Swensen, book 13
First published 2010
Hannah Swensen faces her busiest summer yet when Mayor Bascomb's wife orders eleven hundred cookies for a charity event. Her business partner Lisa convinces her to add an apple turnover booth and perform as a magician's assistant in the fundraiser's talent show. The event takes a deadly turn when the show's host, college professor Bradford Ramsey, fails to appear on stage. Hannah and her sister Michelle both have romantic history with the manipulative professor, and Hannah had harsh words for him between acts. She discovers Ramsey's body backstage, clutching an apple turnover. With her own harsh confrontation fresh in everyone's memory, Hannah must clear her name while tracking down a killer. The investigation forces her to dig into Ramsey's past relationships and current enemies. Hannah races to solve the murder before the killer strikes again, using her sharp instincts and knowledge of her small town's secrets to unmask a murderer more dangerous than any recipe gone wrong.
Genres: mystery, contemporary-romance, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: cozy, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, small-town
Setting: Small Town
304 pages · Hardcover · Kensington