Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Joanne Fluke
Kensington
<span>Discover the delicious mystery that started it all!<br><br>No
 one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled mystery quite like Hannah 
Swensen, Joanne Fluke's dessert-baking, red-haired heroine whose 
gingersnaps are as tart as her comebacks, and whose penchant for solving
 crimes one delicious clue at a time has made her a bestselling 
favorite. And it all began on these pages, with a bakery, a murder, and 
some suddenly scandalous chocolate-chip crunchies. Featuring a bonus 
short story and brand new, mouthwatering recipes, this limited edition 
of the very first Hannah Swensen mystery is sure to have readers coming 
back for seconds.<br><br>Hannah Swenson already has her hands full 
trying to dodge her mother's attempts to marry her off while running The
 Cookie Jar, Lake Eden, Minnesota's most popular bakery. But once Ron 
LaSalle, the beloved delivery man from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found 
murdered behind her bakery with Hannah's famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies
 scattered around him, her life just can't get any worse. Determined not
 to let her cookies get a bad reputation, she sets out to track down a 
killer. <br><br>Who would have the sheer audacity and the motive to kill
 the most punctual delivery man Hannah ever had? Topping the list is the
 high school football coach. What exactly was his wife doing, making the
 rounds with the milkman? Could Max Turner, owner of Cozy Cow Dairy, 
have had a secret he didn't want to share with his top employee? The 
more Hannah snoops, the more suspects turn up. Why has Lake Eden's most 
prominent prodigal son, Benton Woodley, just resurfaced? And what about 
the mysterious Mr. Harris who seemed interested in buying the property 
next to the dairy, but then disappeared? This is one murder that's 
starting to leave a very bad taste in Hannah's mouth. And if she doesn't
 watch her back, Hannah's sweet life may get burned to a crisp.<br><br>Filled with a healthy sprinkling of humor and a delightful assortment of nuts, <i>CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER</i>
 serves up a great new mystery series and introduces a delicious, 
down-home sleuth that mystery readers will surely savor for years to 
come.</span>
  