RMR Project: Fluke's "Blueberry Muffin Murder"

It is so long ago that I actually did these, that I am rereading them because I otherwise wouldn't remember anything about them.


Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Lake Eden plans a winter carnival to add some excitement to the usually boring Minnesota Winter. Celebrity chef Connie Mac comes to town and tries to turn the carnival into an advertisement for herself and her new store. Hannah Swenson reluctantly agrees to allow Connie Mac to use the kitchen at her store, The Cookie Jar, to bake a replacement cake for the carnival after an accident destroys the original.

When Hannah finds Connie Mac dead the next morning, she realizes that she wasn't the only one who saw through the chef's pleasant facade to the cruel and manipulative woman underneath. The police shut down her store, forcing Hannah to sift through the suspects to find the killer and save her business.

I really enjoyed this cozy-style mystery. The story was interesting and well-written. The cookie recipes, some of which sound quite good, are an added bonus.

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Published by Kensington Books. Copyright 2002.

Tense: Past

POV: 3rd. Hannah, a cookie baker in a northern Minnesota town. Dates both a dentist and a cop.

Deaths: p. 66, Connie Mac, the Cooking Sweetheart
p. 233. a second body


Suspects: Everyone who knew the victim. She was mean. There are even rumors that a ghost might be involved.

Other: Cookie recipes. Some pretty good.