Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery) Mass Market Paperback – February 1, 2012

I just love these mysteries, nothing too, gruesome and always interesting. Hannah is a fun heroine, and her family is always amusing.The murder of Rhonda, black sheep of the town comes as a total surprise to the folks of Mount Eaton. It’s nice, though that in helping solve the crime, Hannah also takes care of other people in town such as Freddy. It was a good suspect, and the plot was good enough that it didn’t , lend you the answer to the crime before the end of the book. There were several people who were suspect, and the author did a great job of keeping us guessing.Of course, the best part for me will always be the recipes and I can’t wait to try, the pineapple bars they sound so delicious. My mother made the best pineapple upside down cake, and it will be nice to try this pineapple right side up bars, or whatever it was she called them. So settle back for a delicious read and then join me in making some of these great desserts

Kept me guessing....about who done did it. Good read...loved the recipes. Will recommend it to friend's as a good read.

The fourth and truly mouthwateringly delightful book in any baker's dream series hasn't disappointed. If anything it's my favorite so far, so cute in fact that I'm all ready breezing through the next novel; I wasn't ready to let go of Hannah just yet so I had to come back for another bite of crime and cookies. In this series it's best to read in order because key characters are quickly killed off in each book and not starting at the very beginning will ruin some surprises.Hannah Swensen is quite an interesting character, while innocent and sweet she ends up with a nose for crime solving since she is always stumbling across dead bodies. Unable to choose between two men who are giving her mixed signals she happily works away at Lake Eden's coziest place, The Cookie Jar Bakery. Busy with her expanding career and trying her best to fend off her mother Delores and her constant knack for butting in, Hannah discovers another dead body, somehow her luscious Lemon Meringue Pie ends up in the house of the deceased and with a table set for two, only one slice eaten raises suspicions on Hannah's part. The problem is that Norman, one of her suitors has purchased the home in which the body has been found, and he can't take it down to build another one until the police straighten up the matter. Hannah of course gets involved, creates some new cookie recipes that the author graciously shares and gets into all sorts of trouble on her way to the truth. So far this was one of the more intricate murder mysteries I have read in a cozy mystery type of a book, these are cute novels with charm oozing out, not hard crime thrillers, but there is something delicious and satisfying about them, especially with all the coffee drinking and baking going on, not to mention the hilarious daily escapades of a woman and her cat and everyone else who finds the need to try and involve themselves in her life. It's not a graphic or loud series; it has a slightly old fashioned charm, but just a teeny bit to make it really appealing, if anything it makes the book more honest and down to earth.I can't wait to bake some of the cookies in this book, the Pecan and the Banana cookies will get tested in my kitchen soon, it's really hard to read about them and not try some. One thing that gets to me is the amount of coffee Hannah drinks; I think only a fictional character can down that much joe and not turn into a cactus.- Kasia S.

Read all 28 books. Hope she writes more but would only put the recipe from the title of the book. Too many recipes and some are really bizarre. Tomato soup in cookies?!?!?! It does make you hungry when reading so plan on getting hungry when reading!!! They drink soooooo much coffee and eat sooooo many cookies, then breakfast lunch and dinner, then deserts with every meal, then more cookies!!! How could someone eat that much and not weigh 500 pounds!!!! Just asking!!!!! Other than that, quick and fun read. You can read a book in a few hours!!!

What an ending I was caught off guard!This book was a never stop reading book!!I love the recipes

I really enjoyed this book and as a series, it just keeps getting better and better.Joanne Fluke's books have the best recipe's of any of these books. I baked three of the recipe's in her first book "Chocolate Chip Murder Mystery" for the Christmas Party at work and they were a hit.Now, on to the mystery.Hannah Swensen, owner of the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minnesota can't seem to get away from murders. When her sometimes boyfriend, Norman Rhodes buys an old house, he invites Hannah and her mother, Delores, who owns an antiques store to come out and check out the house furnishings before he has it torn down.Delores is checking out the basement when she accidentally stumbles over the half buried body of the former owner, drug store clerk, Rhonda Scharf.Who would want to kill her? Everyone wants Hannah to investigate the murder, her mother, Norman and especially her pregnant sister Andrea, who's bored, and wants to help.The only one who doesn't want her help, is boyfriend number two, Mike, a police investigator, whose partner is Andrea's husband, Bill.Will she be able to solve the crime before Mike, or before the killer stops her.Hannah is very funny and I think she's the only female in a mystery series who has two boyfriends.Norman, is a dentist who until now has lived with his mother and who's late father, also a dentist had a very nasty secret that was revealed in the first book. I always wondered if he was supposed to be a continuing character after the first book, "I mean, his name is Norman." NO OFFENSE TO ANY NORMAN'S OUT THERE. But it isn't the usual name for a guy who's having a serious romantic relationship with the lead character. But he's a wonderful character, sweet and gentle.Mike, is a police detective and is the macho, [attractive] kind of guy. He's also very likeable. I'd hate to be Hannah and have to choose between these two.What I like about this series is that it gives you the feeling of family and friends, you like everyone, Hannah, her sisters, Andrea & Michelle, her parter Lisa. Her & Norman's mothers. Even the poor murder victim, Rhonda who had appeared in an earlier book.Definite Thumbs Up. Looking forward the Fudge Cupcake Murders.

The book came in good condition and I love this author. Very good book.

Love the movies and now I love the books. You can see they’ve taken bits from different books to make the movies. Only 21 more books to go but I look forward to it. Would recommend these books. They’re light reading but they keep you guessing.

I practically sat down and read it in one sitting - just couldn't put it down. Was continually waiting to find out who did it, and how relationships developed between Hannah and Norman and Mike. In this book Norman buys a house, only to discover a dead body in the basement. Truly can't wait for the next instalment to arrive on my kindle and see what other murder mysteries our sleuthing cook can get involved in.

I have started reading the books by Joanna fluke from the beginning and I have to say they are really good,very enjoyable and they keep you guessing right to the end. The lemon meringue pie murder was is one of my favourites so I'm gonna give it five stars for anyone who likes murder mysteries I highly recommend these books

Hannah swensen rocks.

Good read