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Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 8)
Author: Joanne Fluke

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Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780758202949 - ISBN-10: 0758202946
Publication Date: 3/1/2006
Pages: 356

Book Description:
Hannah Swensen and her bakery, The Cookie Jar, bask in the glow of Hollywood glamour when Main Street becomes a movie set. And although tensions simmer as the cameras roll, no one expects the action to turn deadly ... until it's too late...
There's no such thing as privacy in Lake Eden, but Hannah never thought things would go this far. Everyone has been telling her what to do ever since she got not one but two marriage proposals. The votes are evenly divided between Detective Mike Kingston and town dentist Norman Rhodes.
Movie mania soon shoves Hannah's marriage dilemma into the background and even gives her cat a shot at stardom. The Cookie Jar serves as snack central with Main Street rented out for the week. Hannah is stunned to see producer Ross Barton, an old college buddy who is now handsome, famous, and single. She stirs lots of fresh gossip whipping up treats for cast and crew, including demanding director Dean Lawrence's favorite--cherry cheesecake. Everything's on schedule until Dean demonstrates a suicide scene with a prop gun that turns out to be all too real. Hannah's on the case in a flash. There are plenty of suspects to go around, starting with the lead actress Lynne Larchmont--one of a slew of female visitors to Dean's trailer--whose husband Tom is financing the film. Then there's Tom Larchmont himself, forty years his wife's senior, and smitten enough to be motivated by jealousy. Ross Barton was constantly keeping Dean out of trouble...could he have had enough? Local Winnie Henderson publicly threatened to kill Dean to stop him for moving her brother's statue. And what about male star Burke Anson? He's argued with Dean about something mysterious the morning of the murder.
As filming continues, Hannah shifts through the clues, hoping against hope that the person responsible for Dean's death is half-baked enough to have made a mistake. When it happens, Hannah intends to be there--ready to rewrite a killer's lethal script with the kind of quirky ending that can only happen in Lake Eden. Includes ten original recipes for you to try!

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Ana K. (Ana) wrote on 11/10/2006...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

The director of a movie filming in Lake Eden is killed... or was the male actor the target? Hannah is trying to decide between Mike and Norman while trying to find the killer. Or is newcomer Ross the right one?

Melissa H. (sugarbaby) wrote on 1/4/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Will it be Mike? Norman? Or wait...Maybe it's Ross?! Trying to decide who Hannah should marry is the best part of this book. The murder is Ok, too. :O)

Kerry K. (mistysmere) wrote on 9/3/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent story. I want to strangle Mike. DH drooled over the recipes. We're definately copying a couple in this book.

Bonnie A. (ladycholla) wrote on 4/15/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent as usual, Fluke never disappoints. Great characters and they really grow on you, can't wait for the next one to come out.

Bonni R. wrote on 3/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A bit slow to start but a great ending!

J.K. K. (JK) wrote on 3/8/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Hannah once again keeps her promise not to investigate by confining herself to snooping.

Joy L. (vintagejoy) wrote on 3/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Latest release prior to the current Key Lime Pie Murder. An excellent book in this great series. Hannah and her family are back in "full investigation mode", much to the distress of the local police. Highly recommended.


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Joyce T. wrote on 10/4/2009...


They are all great mysteries and the recipes are really good.

Stefanie S. (StefanieS) wrote on 7/21/2009...


loved it !

Jody (sickofshadow) wrote on 5/4/2008...


Hannah is quite annoying in this installment. It is still a good series but I am starting to with that she was the next casualty. (Tracy is a little over the top also!)


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