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Hannah Swensen, the beloved owner of a small bakery, is drawn back to frigid Lake Eden after a phone call promises a new life in California. The idyllic return is cut short when a murder investigation centers on her sister Michelle’s boyfriend, Detective Lonnie Murphy. With no clear motive and missing pieces of his own memory, Lonnie becomes the prime suspect. His case is further complicated when his brother, Detective Rick Murphy, and partner, Chief Detective Mike Kingston, are removed from the investigation. Hannah must piece together clues, counter the impossible challenge of proving Lonnie’s innocence, and uncover the truth before the sleuthing becomes a deadly game of chance.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Joanne Fluke
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