by Joanne Fluke
Part of Hannah Swensen, book 11
First published 2009
Hannah Swensen would rather stay in bed than drag herself to Heavenly Bodies health club on a freezing Minnesota morning. The bakery owner has a dress that needs fitting and a sister who insists on this torture. But when Hannah arrives at Lake Eden's newest gym, she discovers something far worse than exercise equipment. Ronni Ward floats dead in the jacuzzi. The notorious man-eater had enemies throughout town, particularly among the female population. Hannah's investigation grows more complicated when she spots a plate of cream puffs from her own Cookie Jar bakery decorating the crime scene. Now she must sift through nearly half the women in Lake Eden to find Ronni's killer. Each suspect has motive to eliminate the bombshell who stole their men. Hannah knows that solving murders, like baking cookies, always leaves room for one more surprise.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: cozy, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, small-town
Setting: Lake Eden, Minnesota
310 pages · Hardcover · Kensington