Winter in Lake Eden, Minnesota, gets heated when a murder upends Hannah Swensens best-laid baking plans in this beautifully repackaged trade paperback reissue from Joanne Flukes New York Times bestselling mystery series.
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesotas annual Winter Carnivaland Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at The Cookie Jar. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Maca half-baked idea, in Hannahs opinion. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cooking showsweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
Hannahs suspicions are confirmed when Connie Macs limo rolls into town. Turns out Americas Cooking Sweetheart is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crispand Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannahs famous blueberry muffins. With the crime scene off-limits, Hannahs only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her businessby finding the killer herself . . .
