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Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mysteries) ReviewLiving in a small town has certain advantages and disadvantages. Right now, Hannah Swensen would list among the disadvantages everyone knowing her business. Ever since both town dentist Norman and police detective Mike proposed to her, she has been getting lots of phone calls from people telling her whom to marry. The phone calls start even before she leaves for her shop, The Cookie Jar, early in the morning.
All that gets set on the back burner when Hollywood comes calling. Director Dean Lawrence chooses Lake Eden as a location for the independent movie he's making, using many of the locals as extras or giving them bit parts. Hannah's niece Tracey lands the part of the main character as a child, and even Moishe finds a roll as the movie's cat.
Hannah is shocked to discover old college friends among the cast and crew. The script's writer is Ross Barton, a man Hannah had secretly had a crush on back then. When they begin spending lots of time together, the rumor mill starts up and both Mike and Norman are seeing red.
The movie is not without controversy, however. Mr. Lawrence wants to move a statue to film one scene, and the sculptor's sister will have none of it. He is generally rude to the locals and hits on every woman in sight. He's demanding of those under him. At least he does love the cherry cheesecake Hannah made especially for him and jumps at the idea of using mini cherry cheesecakes in one scene.
Then the unthinkable happens. Dean Lawrence is demonstrating a scene for an actor who is having a hard time grasping how he should play it when the prop gun goes off and Dean is killed. There's no way it was an accident and little likelihood is was suicide, so the police begin to investigate. Never one to ignore her curiosity, Hannah begins her own investigation. But was it a local or someone from the movie? There's certainly no shortage of suspects or motives to sift through.
This series has developed a loyal fan based because of the characters, and this book will be sure to please them. The entire cast is their usual charming selves and spending time with them is always fun. Tracey really gets a chance to shine in this book. She may not behave like a normal seven year old, but watching her campaign to get the part in the movie was wonderful. As always, Moishe manages to steal every scene he is in. That cat has a mind of his own and it shows.
Many readers are getting tired of the Mike/Norman/Hannah love triangle. They will find this book disappointing. While I realize the on going story line is completely unrealistic, I also find it fun and really don't care. It provides lots of laughs in the first two chapters and several more over the course of the book.
The only strike against this book is the pacing of the story. While we seen the murder in the prologue, it doesn't take place in the story until after the half waypoint. While there is still plenty going on to keep the reader entertained, it begins to drag before the murder takes place. Once Dean dies, the story picks up the pace again and leads to a cleave solution. I do wish the murder had come sooner and the sub-plots woven in after it happened, however.
This book features fourteen new recipes. I've only tried the title recipe (that's right, I'm finally trying them). Trust me, if you like cheesecake you need to get the recipe. It's worth the price of the book alone.
This series has always been light and fun, and the eighth book continues that tradition. It's best to start with the early books because the half the fun of the series is the characters and the more you know about them the better you appreciate them.
Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mysteries) OverviewHannah 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. 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. 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. As filming continues, Hannah sifts 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 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 Dessert Recipes For You To Try! Savor The Praise For Joanne Fluke's Wickedly Tasty Hannah Swensen Mysteries! "Mm, mm, Fluke's fans can't wait for the next confection in the series to be served up." --Winston-Salem Journal "For an enjoyable cozy mystery and lots of new recipes, readers need look no further." --Mystery News "Fluke has the recipe for appetizing mysteries." --Long Beach Press-Telegram "The realistic and delightful characters make this a lively read." --Mystery Scene "With all the cooking and investigating, what more could you want?" --I Love a Mystery "This series may remind some of another well-known series that includes recipes, but it is better!" --Cozies, Capers and Crimes
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