The residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, are planning to paint the town red, white, and blue to celebrate the Fourth of Julybut the fireworks are already going off at Hannah Swensen’s bake shop, The Cookie Jar]
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Hannah Swensen thought she’d finally discovered the recipe for a perfect life. But her sometime beau Norman Rhodes tosses a surprise ingredient into the mix when he phones to tell her he’s just bought a house from local drugstore clerk Rhonda Scharfwhich he plans to tear down in order to build the dream home he and Hannah designed. It seems the plan has been cooking for quite some time, and Hannah’s shocked. Especially since her ring finger is still very much bare]
The good news is that the soon-to-be-torn-down house is full of antiquesand Norman has given Hannah and her mother first dibs. They uncover some gorgeous old furniture, a patchwork quilt]and Rhonda Scharf’s dead body. A little more sleuthing turns up the half-eaten remains of a very special dinner for twoand one of The Cookie Jar’s famous lemon meringue pies. Now it’s up to Hannah to turn up the heatand get busy tracking down clues. Starting in her very own kitchen]
Includes nine original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try!
Fun]frothy]Enticing recipes for cookies and other treats, presented with helpful procedural hints, are an extra bonus.”Publishers Weekly”
[Fun[]frothy[]Enticing recipes for cookies and other treats, presented with helpful procedural hints, are an extra bonus.[[“Publishers Weekly”
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
Overall Hannah Swensen has two men in her life exciting Mike whose kisses thrill her and stable Norman who is building the dream house they designed together. She also has a thriving business, The Cookie Jar, and it is especially busy as tourists come into town for the 4th of July celebrations. Hannah is also on a diet, even though she still bakes up lots of luscious cookies (and the recipes are in the book, too!). Fortunately, there are so many local dramas going on from old secrets to new suspicions, not to mention those two guys and the town's thriving rumor mill that Hannah hardly has time to think about food. Can she solve the mystery before the fireworks begin?
Violence Violence is \"offstage.\"
Language Very little crude language.
Sexual Mild romantic moments
Drug & Alcohol Drinking is depicted as a problem for a character.