Banana Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 21) Kindle Edition

Banana Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery), book 21 in the series has 432 pages. The author Joanne Fluke has written, at the time of this review, more than 40 books with most of them being the “A Hannah Swensen Mystery” series.Delores Swensen, author of Regency books and mother of Hannah Swensen has just found the body of her friend Tori Bascomb, the Mayor’s sister. Hannah and her husband have been on a cruise for their honeymoon. Hannah gets a message from her sister, Michelle. The message tells her about Tori’s murder and that Delores wants her to come home right away. Delores thinks that Tori knew her killer because a couple of plates and Hannah’s Banana Cream Pie was on the coffee table. Also, after returning home, Hannah doesn’t know where Ross is.Banana Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery) was a fun, quick read, and I love the way the plot was written. The author, Joanne Fluke has a smooth way of unfolding her stories. There is a murder involved but it isn’t revolting, and there is a dessert near the body, in this case, a banana cream pie. Once the reader learns about the murder and how it was committed the author doesn’t dwell on the death, just details and the suspects. It is a wonderfully written whodunit book which includes recipes.I love how all of Hannah’s family and friends come together to assist with the investigation. They each have their own talents, and of course they have suspects. Hannah’s “murder book” is where she keeps a list of all her suspects. Then she checks for an alibi to mark them off her list.I like the way the customers come into The Cookie Jar owned by Hannah and Lisa, wanting information about the murder. They are not disappointed because Lisa, co-owner of The Cookie Jar, tells the story about how the body was found with and puts her own spin on it.The author has included twenty-five recipes including, the banana cream pie, cookies, oven French toast, candy, chicken stroganoff, muffins, cheese pops, breakfast bake, and more. They all sound delicious. When Hannah, Lisa, and the gang talk about something they are making in the book there will be a recipe soon to follow. I have not made any of the recipes in this book, but I have made some of the recipes in the other books and they have all be delicious.The one thing I didn’t like about this book was Ross, Hannah’s new husband. He didn’t really seem to have a place in the book.I give Banana Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery) a 5 out of 5 stars. The book appears to have been professionally edited, though I did find a couple of errors, but the book is so well written that they were hardly noticeable. The recipes also appear to have been well tested. This book would be great for anybody who likes to cook or read whodunits.

I love how Hannah and the gang think things through and are always there for each other. The killer is someone one you really don't suspect at first. What is next for our now married killer hunter? The recipes are very good also.

This book is filled with so many twists and turns we’ve finally gotten Hannah to the altar. Through her honeymoon and then back home, where her mother has found the body of a friend who was murdered. How killed the mayor’s sister, could it be the mayor himself? So naturally, Hannah feels she must solve the case, putting herself into danger once again. How will come to her rescue?

Hannah Swensen Barton is on an amazing honeymoon cruise with her new husband, Ross, when at home her mom Delores finds her good friend Tori dead, murdered. Tori also happens to be Mayor Bascomb's older sister. Of course when Hannah gets home she's determined to investigate like usual but Mike doesn't seem to mind as much as he did when they first met.Meanwhile Hannah's sister Michelle is now directing the Lake Eden Players' play that will come out around Thanksgiving and staying with Ross and Hannah. Hopefully Hannah can figure out what happened to her mom's friend and it's going to take some checking around in Tori's apartment which ends up being kind of a fun scene with Hannah, Michelle and Norman doing the snooping.I had only read the fairly early books but I knew what was coming in this book since I heard that Hannah had gotten married previously. One thing that bugged me a little bit was that Hannah couldn't figure out how to retrieve her voice mail which seems a little weird for the Hannah I knew in the earlier books. It honestly didn't detract from the story from me though. I did enjoy the investigation. I always liked the chemistry between Hannah and Mike so I do plan to read the rest to see what happened to drive them apart (obviously Ross but apparently that happened quickly) if they'd ever gotten together to begin with (like they have in the TV movies which I realize have to be different from the books for various reasons).I always get such a kick out of Delores and now even moreso that she is married to the local doctor. Andrea and Bill have two little girls now, Tracy and Bethie. Bethie is pretty adorable.The mystery surrounding Tori's death was really good and Hannah worked her usual magic in finding the killer. I hadn't guessed who it was until a couple of clues were given towards the end.Just about every chapter has one or two recipes at the end and boy do they sound scrumptious, especially the one for the banana cream pie. At the end of this book, there is also the first chapter of the next book that you can read.

I like reading about Hannah and her family.I enjoy the series very much.

I love these books. They are well written, with enough grittiness and suspense to keep me reading. And the recipes just add an extra yum!

Was disappointed with story line and I'm beginning to feel this series has run its course

i ordered all of the hannah swenson books.we were really entertained by these books.hannahs slaydar is still working.i like the relationships of the characters and the small town lifestyle.the only problem is that they are going to run out of victims and murderers.

Love this series of books and this one did not disappoint. Can't wait for more.