Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 24) Kindle Edition

𝒏𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈! 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒔!!😍

Poor Hannah is devastated to find she was not legally married to Ross. With the he!p of friends she searches for the truth

Caution. Don't read on an empty stomach. Didn't recall that these books had so many recipes in them. They constantly interrupt the story. Wish that these were all at the end. I don't like stopping so often to copy the recipes or page through to get to the story again. This one is really far fetched, even though it's supposed to be. This one takes it over the top. Hannah is baking and eating all day long. She would be 500 pounds if she ate this many calories, along with Norman and Mike who both seem to practically live at her condo. Extremely unrealistic. But the mystery part was mildly entertaining. I also like to get audio versions of books and it doesn't work with these, especially if you want the recipes at all. You can't copy fast enough and have to keep stopping and rewinding . She does have some good recipes and prefer the books for that reason.

Ross has gone missing, there’s a lot of money left for Hannah to deal with, the Cookie Jar is doing well. Then Ross is located and has another wife- he says he needs the money to give to her to get a divorce and remarry Hannah. Then it happened!!

Lake Eden, Minnesota probably has more murders per capital than any town in the USA. However, because Hannah Swenson lives there, they have not only one of the best bakers in the world, but a natural born detective. She has a mind for solving crimes and the rational thoughts to figure crimes out. These stories keep you on the edge of your seat!!

This book was my quarantine escape while the library was closed. I do not read this series in order, rather I generally read what the library had on hand. My last read was the wedding cake book so this little character twist brought me great joy. Visiting Hannah's hometown is always a comforting journey and a sweet escape from the news cycle. While we are isolated it is nice to be surrounded by so many friendly characters.IChocolate Cream Pie Murder reads like a cookbook with a story thrown in on the side. 80 percent of the content is recipes and characters talking about recipes. The murder does not take place until the end of the book. The plot surrounding the murder seems contrived and the character speculation is forced and does not flow naturally in the story. Nonetheless this book is an enjoyable afternoon's read. Grab a cozy blanket, your favorite fur friend and a cup of coffee on a rainy afternoon and take a trip to the Cookie Jar.On a series note, I wish the author would add more character focus to Mike and Norman. These are successful men. Surely they have better things to do than to be at Hannah's call 24/7. Let Mike solve a crime once and again. Give Norman more of a social life than Cuddles and cat playdates. Most importantly, so putting Hannah in pantsuits!

I stopped reading the Hanna Swenson series a few years ago.I became tired of the do I love Norman or do I love Mike thread.Then I needed a book to read for my culinary book club and nothing quite seemed right except Joanne Fluke so I looked through my choices and found Chocolate Cream Pie Murder and it was perfect.Hannah is back to her old self after a disastrous non- marriage. With the support of the town she's putting her life together when she hears from the man who broke her heart. With the whole town gunning for him, when he turns up dead the police aren't lacking for suspects. Naturally Hannah gets involved and as expected things don't go well.After reading this book I now have the desire to go back and continue where I left off in the series.And don't forget the great recipes that are always included.

I love reading the Hannah Swensen mysteries and Joanne Fluke is one of my favorite authors. In the beginning of the series I felt satisfied after reading because there was a complete story. For this book you would be lost if you had not read the previous book and when the book finished there were unanswered questions that will be addressed in the next book. Also there were a lot of detailed recipes between the chapters that were distracting. I wish the recipes were at the end of the book.As far as the story, Ross returns and this causes Hannah a lot of grief. Actually that about sums it up. There are a lot of dinners with dessert recipes and some of them sound pretty good. It seemed to me that I got a lot of recipes and half a story. But I will read the next one to see what happens!

Joanne has a way of grabbing you interest and keeping it, right through to the end! And the recipes are very interesting, I plan on trying a few and adding then to my Christmas baskets I give all my children and grandchildren.Thank you for an interesting read,Deborah

Another great story. Love the characters and the yummy recipes. Can't wait for the next exciting instalments. Love lake eden

Really liked it very much.

Gut, es gibt bei gut 70% Lesefortschritt tatsächlich einen Toten. Aber viel mehr Raum nehmen die diversen Rezepte ein, die auch in aller Ausführlichkeit erläutert werden und mit allen Anmerkungen sogar für absolute küchenfremde Personen nachzukochen oder -backen sind. Natürlich nur, wenn man sich mit Fahrenheit und Cups auskennt.Aber eigentlich kaufen wir Hannah-Verrückten die Bücher ja auch nur, um zu wissen, wann sie endlich eine Vernunftehe mit Norman eingeht, erkennt, dass sie ihn wirklich liebt, braucht und sich immer auf ihn verlassen kann. Man möchte auf jeder Seite schreien: Mädchen mach die Augen auf und pack dein Glück und lass es nie mehr los!Eines ist aber sicher, dieses Buch wird gebraucht, um in der Serie weiterzukommen. Ich hatte es ausgelassen, weil ich dachte, immer der gleiche Inhalt, aber vom nächsten Buch habe ich kaum etwas verstanden und musste diesen Band doch noch kaufen und natürlich lesen. Und wir brauchen den Cliffhanger! Aber eins kann ich euch verraten: die Auflösung dafür lässt auch im nächsten Band auf sich warten!Die Katzen kommen natürlich auch nicht zu kurz, das Buch wäre ja auch viel zu früh zu Ende! Einige Male müssen sie schon durch die Bude sausen und sich auf den Daunenkissen lümmeln, das füllt bestimmt noch mal 20 Seiten.Hätte ich dieses Buch gleich nach dem Erscheinen gekauft und dafür den geforderten Preis zahlen müssen, wäre ich wirklich sauer gewesen. Das ist der Inhalt nicht wert! Ich finde sogar die knapp 5 Euro, die ich nach einigen Monaten noch bezahlen musste, zu viel. Die Rezepte sind nicht so spektakulär, dass ich sie unbedingt bräuchte, viel zu viel mit Karamell, bzw. Fudge. Viel zu viele gemeinsame Mahlzeiten um auch nur halbwegs sein Gewicht halten zu können. Zu viele Katzenrennereien. Zu wenig echter Krimi.

This would have been a more enjoyable reading experience if not for the recipes that bogged down the story. At the end of every chapter was a couple of pages worth (13 pages at one point) of recipes mentioned in the previous chapter. It made it very frustrating and pulled me out of the story each time I had to flick past those darned recipes so I could continue on with what was an okay story.I think if I could have just read the book without interruption I would have liked it more.2.5 stars ⭐️