by Joanne Fluke
Part of Hannah Swensen, book 4
First published 2003
Hannah Swenson thought she was helping her boyfriend search for antiques in his newly purchased house. Instead, she discovers Rhonda Scarf's lifeless body in the home the woman used to own. The scene gets stranger when Hannah spots one of her signature lemon meringue pies near the corpse. As the owner of a bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah knows her desserts well. She also knows this discovery will drag her into another murder investigation whether she wants it or not. Her mother witnessed the grisly find alongside her, adding family drama to an already complicated situation. Hannah must figure out who killed Rhonda and why her pie ended up at the crime scene. The answers will require her to dig into the victim's past and examine her own connections to the case. Hannah's amateur detective skills face another test as she balances running her business with solving a mystery that hits uncomfortably close to home.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: cozy, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Lake Eden, Minnesota
324 pages · Hardcover · Kensington