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Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Joanne Fluke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,461 ratings
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The residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, are planning to paint the town red, white, and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July—but the fireworks are already going off at Hannah Swensen’s bake shop, The Cookie Jar. . .

Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

Hannah Swensen thought she’d finally discovered the recipe for a perfect life. But her sometime beau Norman Rhodes tosses a surprise ingredient into the mix when he phones to tell her he’s just bought a house from local drugstore clerk Rhonda Scharf—which he plans to tear down in order to build the dream home he and Hannah designed. It seems the plan has been cooking for quite some time, and Hannah’s shocked. Especially since her ring finger is still very much bare. . .

The good news is that the soon-to-be-torn-down house is full of antiques—and Norman has given Hannah and her mother first dibs. They uncover some gorgeous old furniture, a patchwork quilt . . . and Rhonda Scharf’s dead body. A little more sleuthing turns up the half-eaten remains of a very special dinner for two—and one of The Cookie Jar’s famous lemon meringue pies. Now it’s up to Hannah to turn up the heat—and get busy tracking down clues. Starting in her very own kitchen. 
 
Includes nine original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try!
 
“Tasty . . . Hannah is irresistible as a cookie fresh from the oven.”
—Publishers Weekly
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A lemon meringue pie, two pieces cut and only one eaten (an important clue or an insult to her cooking?), an empty bottle of wine and only one of two take-out dinners consumed-these bits of evidence set Hannah Swenson, amateur sleuth and owner of the Cookie Jar Bakery in Lake Eden, Minn., on the trail of a murderer in Fluke's fourth fun, frothy cozy (after 2002's Blueberry Muffin Murder). Who could have killed voluptuous Rhonda Scharf, whose half-buried body Hannah's interfering mother discovers in the basement of an old house one of Hannah's swains has just purchased? The investigation proceeds unhurriedly, with plenty of time for cookies, coffee and small-town gossip. Enticing recipes for cookies and other treats, presented with helpful procedural hints, are an extra bonus.
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"Fun...frothy...Enticing recipes for cookies and other treats, presented with helpful procedural hints, are an extra bonus."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DB790T6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Books; Reprint edition (April 11, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2338 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1496714024
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Joanne Fluke is the multi-book New York Times bestselling Cozy Mystery author of over 20 novels in the Hannah Swensen Mysteries series. Like Hannah Swensen, she was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swensen mystery, "Coconut Layer Cake Murder" ( available on Amazon.com for pre-order NOW!) Readers are welcome to contact her at the following e-mail address; Gr8Clues@joannefluke.com, or by visiting her website at www.JoanneFluke.com.

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Book 4, and I want to read more!
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Book 4, and I want to read more!
I first got into this series from the Hallmark mystery series Murder, She Baked. When I saw the author and book inspiration roll by on the screen, I knew I needed to check out the book series. So I did. I started with the first Hallmark mystery movie and first book of the series, The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. And now I’m on book four. I want to read more.Hannah Swenson has two interests still, Norman Rhodes (not as dashing and chivalrous as in the Hallmark movies) and Mike Kingston (pretty much the same as Cameron Mathison). In book 3 (Blueberry Muffin Murder), Norman and Hannah had created a house plan for a contest. However, Norman decides to build the house. Is he trying to move forward with his relationship with Hannah, or is he really just wanting to move into his own place? Either way, Norman does buy a house from Rhonda Scharf and signs the papers in Hannah's Cookie Jar. Before Norman builds the house, he wants Hannah and her mom (who in the books really does own an antique business) to search for any leftover antiques in the Scharf house. Hannah and her mom find more than just antiques…they find a not so antique person dead, and it's Rhonda Scharf! Why is she dead in her own home that she has sold? Why does she have one of Hannah's lemon meringue pies uneaten in the house? Hannah again teams up with Mike, Bill, Andrea, Delores, Lisa, Norman, and Norman's mom to solve this murder.What I like about Joanne Fluke's writing is that she is clean and descriptive. She does not have portions of her book that some people feel like they need to skip over or skim. Her clean style makes her book safe to open on any page and start reading. She also has very clear descriptions. You feel like you're on the scene. You scream when Delores does and feel a tug on your heart when Hannah does. Another great thing about this book is the integrity of the characters throughout the book series. Although the characters are not quite the same as Hallmark's movie versions, they are similar and better in the book, and you can picture them moving around Eden Lake, saying "hi" to neighbors and friends.If you want a cozy mystery that has great characters, pick up Lemon Meringue Pie Murder.
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Lanelle D. Stumf
5.0 out of 5 stars great book, great mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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Love book 4 of the lemon meringue pie murder. I love how Joanne fluke does a really good job of hiding who the murderer is you have moments where you think you know and then she hides that away.
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Tracy Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes!
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
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I just love these mysteries, nothing too, gruesome and always interesting. Hannah is a fun heroine, and her family is always amusing.

The murder of Rhonda, black sheep of the town comes as a total surprise to the folks of Mount Eaton. It’s nice, though that in helping solve the crime, Hannah also takes care of other people in town such as Freddy. It was a good suspect, and the plot was good enough that it didn’t , lend you the answer to the crime before the end of the book. There were several people who were suspect, and the author did a great job of keeping us guessing.

Of course, the best part for me will always be the recipes and I can’t wait to try, the pineapple bars they sound so delicious. My mother made the best pineapple upside down cake, and it will be nice to try this pineapple right side up bars, or whatever it was she called them. So settle back for a delicious read and then join me in making some of these great desserts
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Kasia S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Zesty and refreshing with the perfect bite of crime
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2009
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The fourth and truly mouthwateringly delightful book in any baker's dream series hasn't disappointed. If anything it's my favorite so far, so cute in fact that I'm all ready breezing through the next novel; I wasn't ready to let go of Hannah just yet so I had to come back for another bite of crime and cookies. In this series it's best to read in order because key characters are quickly killed off in each book and not starting at the very beginning will ruin some surprises.

Hannah Swensen is quite an interesting character, while innocent and sweet she ends up with a nose for crime solving since she is always stumbling across dead bodies. Unable to choose between two men who are giving her mixed signals she happily works away at Lake Eden's coziest place, The Cookie Jar Bakery. Busy with her expanding career and trying her best to fend off her mother Delores and her constant knack for butting in, Hannah discovers another dead body, somehow her luscious Lemon Meringue Pie ends up in the house of the deceased and with a table set for two, only one slice eaten raises suspicions on Hannah's part. The problem is that Norman, one of her suitors has purchased the home in which the body has been found, and he can't take it down to build another one until the police straighten up the matter. Hannah of course gets involved, creates some new cookie recipes that the author graciously shares and gets into all sorts of trouble on her way to the truth.

So far this was one of the more intricate murder mysteries I have read in a cozy mystery type of a book, these are cute novels with charm oozing out, not hard crime thrillers, but there is something delicious and satisfying about them, especially with all the coffee drinking and baking going on, not to mention the hilarious daily escapades of a woman and her cat and everyone else who finds the need to try and involve themselves in her life. It's not a graphic or loud series; it has a slightly old fashioned charm, but just a teeny bit to make it really appealing, if anything it makes the book more honest and down to earth.

I can't wait to bake some of the cookies in this book, the Pecan and the Banana cookies will get tested in my kitchen soon, it's really hard to read about them and not try some. One thing that gets to me is the amount of coffee Hannah drinks; I think only a fictional character can down that much joe and not turn into a cactus.

- Kasia S.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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Love these books and the cast of characters. The cookie recipes are great too. Looking forward to book five. My choice for Hannah is Norman.
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kay noble
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
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I like how this book keeps you guessing until the very end but still gives you clues too. I hated the murderer too, and still look forward to Hannah getting married someday.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Easy, comforting read...
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
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I found this series to be very much written for somebody who has a 9th grade education. There's a lot of repetition about Hannah's cat, her drive to work, plugging in her truck in the winter, baking cookies, etc. An obvious attempt to fill space and make a word count minimum. The series alludes to a love triangle between Hannah, Norman, and Mike, however there's very little romance. Characters seem one-dimensional. Hannah's mother it is written as if she is 70 year old woman and Hannah has written as if she is much older as well. The Killer is pretty obvious by halfway through the book. I do enjoy the recipes although the couple that I tried were not so great. All this being said, I do enjoy these books to a certain extent. These Mysteries fit the bill for when you want an easy read before you go to bed. They are the type of book you can set aside for a few weeks when you're midway through and start reading again without any difficulty picking up where you left off. The plot is not very complex. Still, they are cozy and comfortable.

Update 11/2018: I am re reading the series and there is so much difference in quality from these earlier books to the later ones. This is still a solid 3/5, but later books are barely 1 star. Such a shame. The last few books don't even seem to be written by the same author!
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Reese
4.0 out of 5 stars choosing is easier
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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This was introducing more characters into small town life. I enjoyed the youngest sister. I also liked how we didn’t see any anger or animosity between the guys but sooner or later they will have to choose.
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Purple shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2023
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I like her series as it is an easy read and some good recipes!
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ASHLY ANSALAM
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
Reviewed in India on August 13, 2023
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It was an Awesome Experience reading the Book. I completed reading during Train Journey and truly enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant as usual
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2021
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Love the movies and now I love the books. You can see they’ve taken bits from different books to make the movies. Only 21 more books to go but I look forward to it. Would recommend these books. They’re light reading but they keep you guessing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Addicted
Reviewed in Australia on June 22, 2017
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Love this book. I am addicted to the series. The recipes that are included are great aswell. Can't put the books down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love Hanna Swensen
Reviewed in Germany on June 25, 2013
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Die Hannah Swensen Mysteries sind einfach nur gut! Eine perfekte Mischung aus Witz, Romantik und natürlich Spannung! Oft weiß man bis zum Schluss nicht so Recht, wer der Mörder ist, verdächtigt die falschen Personen.
Was mir besonders gefällt, ist die Beschreibung von Lake Eden und deren Bewohner. Obwohl man noch nie dort war, hat man das Gefühl, bald jeden Winkel der Stadt zu kennen und die Bewohner werden zu Freunden und Bekannten!
Zum Inhalt des Buches muss hier nichts mehr gesagt werden, auch der Klappentext gibt schon viel Preis.
Auch auf Englisch sind die Bücher gut zu verstehen.
Die Rezepte habe ich leider noch nicht ausprobiert.
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