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When the weather turns swelteringly warm in Lake Eden, Minnesota, baker Hannah Swensen is busy preparing for her bakery’s grand opening at the refurbished Albion Hotel. Her signature red‑velvet cupcakes, served in the hotel’s new lounge, soon turn into a sinister centerpiece for a string of unexpected deaths. Sheriff’s secretary Barbara Donnelly falls from an upstairs balcony, and later, a rival is found dead at Miller’s Pond. The only clues the police have are a cupcake baked by Nurse Doctor Bev and tranquilizers people suspect were hidden in it. With each new victim, Hannah is drawn from sweet treats to gritty investigation, as the case becomes her own target. Hannah’s patience with Bev and her rival’s demise force her to confront not just the local crime but her own growing reputation as a skilled investigator.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Joanne Fluke
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