Christmas Caramel Murder

Joanne Fluke

Sep 2016 · A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 20 · Kensington Cozies

About this ebook

Bah, homicide! A mystery in the New York Times-bestselling series with a heroine “irresistible as a cookie fresh from the oven” (Publishers Weekly).
 
Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop—but this yuletide season, the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen’s chimney is a case of murder.
 
Hannah and her pal Lisa have agreed to provide the goodies for the town’s annual production of A Christmas Carol. But before anyone can say “Bah, humbug!” a Santa-sized sackful of trouble ensues. Like the fact that Lisa’s husband will be playing Mr. Claus to his ex-girlfriend Phyllis Bates’ Mrs. Claus. Or that before the curtains even go up Phyllis is found dead in the snow—wearing a costume that the real Mrs. Claus would put on the naughty list. Soon, the suspects pile up faster than snowdrifts while a merry murderer remains on the loose. With clues hard to find, it might take a visit from ghosts of Christmas past to wrap up this mystery in time for the holidays…
 
Includes a dozen holiday recipes from The Cookie Jar!

Ratings and reviews

Didn't move the "story " of Hannah and Ross along at all. Just involves Hannah telling Ross about a murder that happened the previous Christmas. The story line was weak, and totally uninteresting. Don't buy it now...wait and check it out from the library if you really need to read it. Certainly not worth the price.

Utter drivel ... just the sort of ridiculous twattle the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel would consider to be worthy of broadcast.

This is such a sweet happy and sad story. I love the way that Joanne took the story this time. The use of flashback and the incorporation of the Christmas Carol was just wonderful. I really enjoyed all the extra little bits that came up in the story. I will admit during the murderer confrontation I balled! This was such a deeply moving story. I absolutely adore one of the ‘new’ characters. I’m tearing up just thinking about it.

About the author

JOANNE FLUKE is the New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen mysteries, which include Chocolate Cream Pie Murder, Raspberry Danish Murder, Cinnamon Roll Murder, and the book that started it all, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. That first installment in the series premiered as Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. Like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, but now lives in Southern California. Please visit her online at www.JoanneFluke.com.