Another fun one by Fluke. Two recipes I'll definitely try. ( )

WHAT IS ABOUT THAT ONLY HANNAH DISCOVERS DEAD BODIES? Her some time boy friend is in he hot seat when the cream puffs are linked back to him when Hannah finds the body. Detective Mike Kingston is framed for the crime and Hannah has to risk her own life to prove that he is innocent, now with the killer hunting her, will Mike be in time to save her? ( )

It’s cold and snowy in Minnesota. Hannah and her sisters have to suit up in Regency gear to get ready for their mother’s book launch and wouldn’t you know, Dolores Swenson has ordered Hannah’s dress in the size she imagines her daughter is rather than her true size. Ah, mothers. So now Hannah is on a strict exercise and diet regimen, there are donuts and cream puffs and cookies everywhere, leading to temptation.

Also, Ronnie is back and not exactly making friends with the women in town as she flirts with every taken man. So when she turns up dead… near a fallen platter of Hannah’s cream puffs… and all of the Lake Eden police department officers were either involved with her romantically previously or under suspicion of having been, oy! Hannah takes on the case.

This one was fun. I confess, I had no idea about the killer. Hannah’s diet was making me hungry. I was feeling a bit more Team Norman than Team Mike with Norman’s acceptance of Hannah just the way she is plus Hannah’s dream house definitely tipping the balance when compared to Mike sleeping around with Ronnie… I know where I fall in this particular love triangle! The book launch event was hilarious. Love the little Lake Eden touches.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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I was so bored during this. Too many suspects. To many investigators. Not enough focus. ( )

Hannah Swensen has to go on a diet. Her Regency era costume is a bit too small and she has to fit into the dress before the release party for her mother's romance novel. So, she and her sister join the local gym, Heavenly Bodies, to help whip Hannah into shape quickly. Fitness Instructor Ronni Ward has a reputation for tempting the men of Lake Eden, even married ones. Hannah and Andrea's opinion of Ronni isn't improved when they start taking her fitness classes at the gym. The athletic, pretty woman likes to berate and embarrass the women who take her classes, while heaping praise on the men. But, Hannah's dislike for the woman doesn't tone down her horror when she discovers Ronni's dead body floating in the Jacuzzi at the gym. Who killed the beautiful yet nasty fitness instructor? Hannah once again bands together with her family and friends to solve the case!

Cream Puff Murder is the 11th book in the Hannah Swensen series. I enjoy the characters in this series. Hannah is sweet, funny and dedicated. Her family doesn't like the fact she keeps finding dead bodies, but they all band together to help her investigate each time. I like Hannah's love interests, Mike and Norman, but I really do wish the ever-continuing love triangle would just get resolved and be over with. There are 20 books in the Hannah Swensen series.....and #21, Banana Cream Pie Murder is coming out in March. I'm sure the love triangle resolves itself somewhere in the 10 books I haven't read yet. I am working hard to catch up with this series before I accidentally see any spoilers about how things work out.

The recipes included between the chapters in Cream Puff Murder sound yummy! This book has a recipe for egg salad that I'm going to make for my husband....he will love it!

For more information on Joanne Fluke and her books, check out her website: http://www.murdershebaked.com/

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