So when she sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigates-and finds Shawna Lee shot to death.Įveryone in town knew the Cookie Jar was losing business to the Magnolia Bakery-a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the initial list of suspects. Hannah has suspected that Mike is interested in more than Shawna Lee's baking abilities. Hannah doesn't like having the Georgia Peach in the mix, especially when both Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. But Hannah starts to steam when she finds out that Shawna Lee has been invited-and is bringing her own Peach Cobbler. And Lisa's aunt will be bringing her famous Peach Cobbler to the reception.
She's turned one of Lisa's favorite childhood treats into a spectacular Wedding Cookie Cake.
The southern hospitality of Lake Eden's two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannah's nerves-and cutting into her profits.Īt least Hannah has her business partner Lisa's wedding to look forward to. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble.Īs she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner-and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The Chocolate Chip Mystery is nicely baked, right out of the oven.With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. The murderer turns out to be one ruthless individual.
All I'll say is the connection is tenuous and coincidental. There's no shortage of suspects for this guy who doubled in loan sharking. When a second murder occurs that of the local dairy owner you always assume a connection. But after awhile they kind of go with the flow, especially if a romantic situation might be developing. The way it always develops whoever is the law enforcement figure is resentful of the amateur horning in. He and the newly arrived dentist in town Gabriel Hogan kind of square off for Sweeney. Her brother-in-law Toby Levins is one of the officers of the local police department, but they get a homicide cop played by Cameron Mattison from Minneapolis. Sweeney goes out and finds him in the driver's seat with a bullet in him quite dead. This murder literally arrives at her bakery, it's her delivery truck driver who parks in the rear of her shop and then doesn't come in. Her fictional town of Eden Lake, Minnesota is on its way to being the Cabot Cove of the old Northwest Territory. This first Murder She Baked mystery finds Alison Sweeney delivering baked goods and solving her first mystery.
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