Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Book #36 week #30, Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke

Ah something different! I have waited for months on the library waiting list for Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke. I've heard good things about Hannah Swensen series, this book is number 15 and without reading any of the proceeding books the story was easy to jump into and follow.

Hannah runs a bakery in Minnesota. It is a April, a busy time of year, and Hannah looks forward to seeing a popular jazz band, The Cinnamon Roll Six. But during a delivery a massive accident occurs on the highway and Hannah and her sister step in to help out. On the highway they see an overturned bus belonging to none other than the Cinnamon Roll Six.  Everyone on-board is fine except for the driver who perished in the accident, or did he? Things get even more interesting when one of the band members is murdered at the hospital.

Hannah and her group of friends and family step in to help solve the mystery and catch the killer. The group also has a side mission to find out what is up with Bev. Bev is a secretive dentist set to marry Hannah's old flame Norman. Bev has come back into Norman's life after six years to tell him they have a daughter he never knew about and no one but Norman believes her.

Cinnamon Roll Murder was a fun easy read. Every few chapters or so there is a delicious sounding recipe included. I will admit though after awhile I got kind of sick of all the food and coffee talk! These characters eat and drink a lot. This book is not very long and if you cut out the food talk and the recipes it would be quite short. However if I have some spare reading time I wouldn't mind picking up another Hannah Swensen Mystery, maybe I'll start from the beginning though!

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