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In *Strawberry Shortcake Murder*, Hannah Swensen, the beloved baker of Dough Town’s family‑owned Swensen’s Bakery, is again the center of attention—this time as the head judge of Hartland Flour’s first annual Dessert Bake‑Off in Lake Eden, Minnesota. The contest’s star attraction is Hannah’s famed strawberry shortcake, but when fellow judge Coach Boyd Watson is found dead within the dessert, the town’s hopeful culinary reputation turns sour.
Hannah must juggle her responsibilities as a judge, a baker's deadline for her Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie and Chocolate Crunchies, and a growing list of suspects. With coach’s private life and possible rivalries among contestants in focus, the mystery tightens around questions of motive: did harsh criticism at the judges’ table spur a murder? The stakes rise as Hannah and the town’s dough‑industry allies race against time to uncover the killer before the next batch of sweet successes goes bust.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Joanne Fluke
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