Caramel Pecan Roll Murder
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Summary
In this scrumptious new read in the blockbuster series packed with delightful recipes from a beloved New York Times bestselling author， baker Hannah Swensen is tempted by a high-profile tournament in Lake Eden that quickly turns deadly…
Embracing a sweet escape from her usual routine at The Cookie Jar， Hannah gets asked for her help in baking pastries at the local inn for a flashy fishing competition with big prizes and even bigger names。 But the fun stops when she spots a runway boat on the water and， on board， the lifeless body of the event’s renowned celebrity spokesperson…
Famed TV show host Sonny Bowman wasn’t humble about his ability to reel in winning catches， and no one knew that better than his tragically overworked sidekick， Joey。 Did Joey finally take bloody revenge on his pompous boss—or was Sonny killed by a jealous contestant？
With goodies to bake and a mess of fresh challenges mixed into her personal life， it’s either sink or swim as Hannah joins forces with her sister， Andrea， to catch a clever culprit before another unsuspecting victim goes belly up…
Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar！
Embracing a sweet escape from her usual routine at The Cookie Jar， Hannah gets asked for her help in baking pastries at the local inn for a flashy fishing competition with big prizes and even bigger names。 But the fun stops when she spots a runway boat on the water and， on board， the lifeless body of the event’s renowned celebrity spokesperson…
Famed TV show host Sonny Bowman wasn’t humble about his ability to reel in winning catches， and no one knew that better than his tragically overworked sidekick， Joey。 Did Joey finally take bloody revenge on his pompous boss—or was Sonny killed by a jealous contestant？
With goodies to bake and a mess of fresh challenges mixed into her personal life， it’s either sink or swim as Hannah joins forces with her sister， Andrea， to catch a clever culprit before another unsuspecting victim goes belly up…
Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar！
Reviews
Chris gerst
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Love this series
Amber
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If you love a book about food and like getting new recipes， then this book is for you。 I love a quick easy murder mystery， but this one felt like a book about food and only about food。 After over a quarter of the way through the book， there wasn't any murder/action。 All they talked about was eating appetizers and making food for the buffet。 I guess eating food isn't that interesting to me。 Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review！ If you love a book about food and like getting new recipes， then this book is for you。 I love a quick easy murder mystery， but this one felt like a book about food and only about food。 After over a quarter of the way through the book， there wasn't any murder/action。 All they talked about was eating appetizers and making food for the buffet。 I guess eating food isn't that interesting to me。 Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Samantha McGraw
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As always， the characters are charming and the story is engaging， If you enjoy cozy mysteries， you'll love this series but I don't feel this installment is a standalone。 If you haven't read others in the series， you might not understand some of the character backstories。 There are plenty of twists to keep you guessing and engaged in the story。（Note: I was given an advance copy of this book by the publisher， but all opinions are my own。） As always， the characters are charming and the story is engaging， If you enjoy cozy mysteries， you'll love this series but I don't feel this installment is a standalone。 If you haven't read others in the series， you might not understand some of the character backstories。 There are plenty of twists to keep you guessing and engaged in the story。（Note: I was given an advance copy of this book by the publisher， but all opinions are my own。） 。。。more
Jodi
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I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。hmm。。。 where to start。 I like the Hannah Swenson series because it feels like visiting old friends。 You know there ill be a murder， Hannah will solve it and lots of very interesting recipes along the way。 I did enjoy how she weaved some of the characters into the story。 Rosa， the maid。 Who knew she had another life。 I was very puzzled to see that Hannah was still staying with Norman and wasn't afraid of people ta I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。hmm。。。 where to start。 I like the Hannah Swenson series because it feels like visiting old friends。 You know there ill be a murder， Hannah will solve it and lots of very interesting recipes along the way。 I did enjoy how she weaved some of the characters into the story。 Rosa， the maid。 Who knew she had another life。 I was very puzzled to see that Hannah was still staying with Norman and wasn't afraid of people talking but when they both stay at the Inn， they need to make it clear to everyone that they are not staying together。 Hannah seems more committed to Norman but Mike is still in the picture but not as much this time and he is having his own issues with his job。 It is the job for him any longer？I will continue to read the series but maybe with not as much enthusiasm as before。3。5/5 stars。 。。。more
Perrin Larton
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As we cozy up to this next in the series of Hannah Swenson mysteries based in fictional Lake Eden Minnesota， Hannah is platonically living with Norman， Mike doesn't seem like the Mike we've come to know and love， and Moishe is making moving back into her condo a difficult decision for Hannah。 Oh。。。and there's a murder to solve。A situation at the Lake Eden Inn has Hannah covering for the pastry chef there。 She is able to 'move' from Norman's place to the Inn to keep the citizens of Lake Eden from As we cozy up to this next in the series of Hannah Swenson mysteries based in fictional Lake Eden Minnesota， Hannah is platonically living with Norman， Mike doesn't seem like the Mike we've come to know and love， and Moishe is making moving back into her condo a difficult decision for Hannah。 Oh。。。and there's a murder to solve。A situation at the Lake Eden Inn has Hannah covering for the pastry chef there。 She is able to 'move' from Norman's place to the Inn to keep the citizens of Lake Eden from thinking there is anything going on between she and Norman。 Come on， they're both adults。。。but whatever。 Mike is on the periphery of this book， even when working to solve the murder。I always like these books。 The stories are usually sound and the recipes make up for a lot。 This book just felt a bit forced。 You knew the few people who could have done it very early in the story and I kind of think Hannah needs to figures out who she is and make a decision about who she wants to go through life with。 That she is still thinking about her ex， Ross just doesn't make sense to me。 There is a bit of a cliff hanger at the end， so I hope the next book in this series has a bit more depth than this one did。 。。。more
Susan
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A sweet break from some of my heavier reading， Hannah also takes a break from her cookie shop to help out at the local inn during a fishing tournament。 No surprise， someone ends up dead。 And， honestly， no surprise who did the dastardly deed。 I was a little surprised that at no point did Hannah check in with The Cookie Jar to see how things were going。 I did somehow feel like the story wrapped up too quickly at the end。 The fishing tournament seemed like the main storyline and I think I could hav A sweet break from some of my heavier reading， Hannah also takes a break from her cookie shop to help out at the local inn during a fishing tournament。 No surprise， someone ends up dead。 And， honestly， no surprise who did the dastardly deed。 I was a little surprised that at no point did Hannah check in with The Cookie Jar to see how things were going。 I did somehow feel like the story wrapped up too quickly at the end。 The fishing tournament seemed like the main storyline and I think I could have used an extra chapter at the end to tie that up， even after the murder had been solved。 And yes， I know， normally I complain that the books linger on and on after solving the crime。 But， I did like how the ending leaves us wondering what will take place in the next installment。 Seems like the author has finally figured out where this series might be headed！ Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
Tena
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I keep hoping that Joanne Fluke will recapture the previous magic from previous stories about The Cookie Jar and Hannah Swenson。 However， this book isn't it。 Dialogue so simplified that I kept thinking it was sarcasm， characters that are as transparent as saran wrap and recipes so detailed that they deserve their own book。 I really think half the book are unnecessary instructions in a recipe。 The only saving grace is the identity of the murderer was a surprise。 Or maybe I was just so bored from I keep hoping that Joanne Fluke will recapture the previous magic from previous stories about The Cookie Jar and Hannah Swenson。 However， this book isn't it。 Dialogue so simplified that I kept thinking it was sarcasm， characters that are as transparent as saran wrap and recipes so detailed that they deserve their own book。 I really think half the book are unnecessary instructions in a recipe。 The only saving grace is the identity of the murderer was a surprise。 Or maybe I was just so bored from the book that I didn't see obvious clues。I voluntarily received a copy of the book from Netgalley。 。。。more
Book
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The 28th entry in the Hannah Swenson Mysteries presents a mixed bag to long-time readers。 The story seems to get shorter while the recipes inserted between chapters get longer。 The mystery is well conceived。 However， progress among the characters is a bit slow until the bombshell cliff hanger in the last sentence。 While this novel is a good read， it is not one of the series’ strongest。
Julie Barrett
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Caramel Pecan Roll Murder （Hannah Swensen， #28） by Joanne FlukeMany of the regulars are at the Inn where a fishing tournament is going on。 Hannah and her sister are helping in the kitchen and bar when needed。They stay in the same room there so there's no travel involved。 Sally and Dick had the same agreement for Doc and others in town as well， to keep them nearby in case of an emergency。Love when Hannah after cooking is able to spend time on the lake fishing。 It's a lot different on the ocean bu Caramel Pecan Roll Murder （Hannah Swensen， #28） by Joanne FlukeMany of the regulars are at the Inn where a fishing tournament is going on。 Hannah and her sister are helping in the kitchen and bar when needed。They stay in the same room there so there's no travel involved。 Sally and Dick had the same agreement for Doc and others in town as well， to keep them nearby in case of an emergency。Love when Hannah after cooking is able to spend time on the lake fishing。 It's a lot different on the ocean but interesting to learn about the new words they use and what they mean。As things go a body is found and women go into gathering clues to help solve the mystery of who killed the fisher。Lots of recipes at the end of every other chapter。 Of course it's never who you think it is。Lot more characters involved but they are easy to follow along。 Mike is a bit off his game and we find out a bit more as the story goes along。。。I received this review book from Kensington via Net Galley and this is my honest opinion。#CaramelPecanRollMurder #NetGalley 。。。more
Jeanne
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Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is book #25 in the Hannah Swenson Mystery series by Joanne Fluke。The pastry chef at the hotel hosting a fishing tournament has a family emergency so Hannah steps in to help with the desserts。 While on the lake with Norman， they spot a boat that didn’t look right。 Hannah and her sister， Andrea， help investigate while providing pastries and cookies to the fishermen。I enjoyed this story。 The victim wasn’t wasn’t the nicest person so there were plenty of suspects。 I thought Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is book #25 in the Hannah Swenson Mystery series by Joanne Fluke。The pastry chef at the hotel hosting a fishing tournament has a family emergency so Hannah steps in to help with the desserts。 While on the lake with Norman， they spot a boat that didn’t look right。 Hannah and her sister， Andrea， help investigate while providing pastries and cookies to the fishermen。I enjoyed this story。 The victim wasn’t wasn’t the nicest person so there were plenty of suspects。 I thought I’d figured it out， but I was wrong。 There were quite a few recipes and I’ll be trying a few of them， especially the Caramel Pecan Rolls。 I look forward to reading the next book。Thank you to the author， Kensington， and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy （ARC） copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Ann
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Wow！ I can't believe this is book number 28 in the series。 Hannah's still going strong as a baker and an amateur detective。 There were some fun and interesting parts to this story， like the fishing tournament， but I think I'm still reading this series out of habit。 I'm sure many long-time readers will enjoy it。Many thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book。 My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation。 Wow！ I can't believe this is book number 28 in the series。 Hannah's still going strong as a baker and an amateur detective。 There were some fun and interesting parts to this story， like the fishing tournament， but I think I'm still reading this series out of habit。 I'm sure many long-time readers will enjoy it。Many thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book。 My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor or expectation。 。。。more
Kim
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Alright here we go。 I finally made it through this one。 1。 There’s an acknowledgment in the front to Trudi Nash and her husband for being brave enough to try several of the recipes。 I gotta agree here， some of these recipes in the series I don’t even think Sandra Lee would have dreamed up。 2。 We learn that Digger Gibson was the local undertaker。 Digger！ Oh a pun。 3。 Hannah is back to her old tricks。 Thawing store bought puff pastry to make Danish for her bakery。 Come on Hannah！ At least try。 How Alright here we go。 I finally made it through this one。 1。 There’s an acknowledgment in the front to Trudi Nash and her husband for being brave enough to try several of the recipes。 I gotta agree here， some of these recipes in the series I don’t even think Sandra Lee would have dreamed up。 2。 We learn that Digger Gibson was the local undertaker。 Digger！ Oh a pun。 3。 Hannah is back to her old tricks。 Thawing store bought puff pastry to make Danish for her bakery。 Come on Hannah！ At least try。 How much does she have to sell a Danish for to recoup the cost here。 Phew。 4。 Norman arrives to pick up cookies for Mike who is working a road accident。 Hannah informs him that she’s already sent cookie out to Mike。 Norman: “Mike knew that but he just called me to ask me to bring out more” gosh Mike is a pig。 5。 And we’re back with a terrible recipe that instructs us to use “a spoon from your silverware drawer” to drizzle something over a cookie。 Ok but what if I want to use a spoon from m sock drawer？ Try and stop me。 6。 Here we go。 The recipe for the “easiest caramel pecan rolls you’ll ever make” know how？ Use premade canned pillsbury cinnamon rolls。 3 cans！ Those cans are expensive。 She’s calling for the grands big ones here。 Phew。 I wonder how much these sell for at the red owl。 7。 The instructions for the rolls tell me to place three rolls across the top of the pan， then place another three rolls under the first roll。 So should I flip the pan over and place the rolls on top？ Can I use a pan from my junk drawer？8。 Hannah asks poor Norman what time he left the house。 Everyone is staying out with Sally and Dick！ Norman tells her it was lonely at home without her。 Hannah still doesn’t get it。 9。 Delorimother is back！ She told Hannah that it’s very relaxing when Stephanie drops by after the mayors office closes。 They sit outside and drink champagne and watch the cats play。 Did I mention Delorimother is babysitting the cats？ Well she is。 10。 Hannah is concerned that both she and Norman are staying at the hotel。 Delorimother doesn’t want Lake Eden to get the wrong idea about her daughter who married a con artist。 So Hannah assures Delorimother “you won’t have to do any damage control for us， I checked with Sally and she’s going to make it clear to anyone who asks that Norman and I have separate rooms” who’s asking？ I mean how many people care？11。 Delorimother bought a litter robot for the cats！ I wish I could tell her how much they suck。 They leave little nuggets of dirty litter behind and coat the inside with nice dirty dust for your precious cat to get coated in。 I like my cats too much to use this machine。 12。 Dick has made a cocktail that is a miniature dirty martini and declares “the olive juice looks a little like cloudy lake water” mmmm cloudy lake water。 My fave。 13。 Sally explains Boursin to Michelle。 Fancy French cheese。 Michelle’s mind is blown。 14。 Delorimother plans to trip someone in public！ Then she declares “there’s no way I’m going to let my girls dance with a drunk for long” For long。 Just chew on that。 15。 Michelle acts sexy and Lonnie is rattled。 So Hannah tells him that Michelle’s sexy talk is from a one act play that Michelle did in college。 “Mother and I drove down to see if。 She directed it and she also played the lead” hate to break it to you Lonnie but she probably also wrote it。 You’re not getting the sexy talk though。 16。 We learn Hannah has a favorite hockey expression。 Who knew？17。 Hannah implores a drunk to not fall down yet so as not to “spoil Mother’s fun” 18。 There is a DRI。 I repeat a DRI。 A dance related injury。 Call Doc。 19。 Another recipe tip “if your mushrooms have stems， twist and pull them out。 Throw away the stems” how wasteful！ Make some mushroom turnovers or stew or soup or put the stems in an omelet。 Jeeze20。 We learn Hannah’s great grandmother Elsa used to spread rhubarb on Bologna sandwiches to “add a little interest” ok。 I mean。 Gross。 21。 Hannah and Andrea are helping Sally since her baker had to go on leave but then they get croissants sent to the room。 Who made the croissants？？22。 Doc admits to checking peoples work records and personnel files。 Jeeze doc。 Is this through the hospital or what？23。 Andrea learns her husband Bill was quite the fisherman in his day。 And she’s shocked。 They’ve been together for years。 Lake Eden is on lakes。 Shouldn’t she know her husband likes to fish？24。 We learn that Norman knows a lot about fishing and bait。 Norman knows it all。 25。 Norman asks Hannah for Mike’s number。 What？ Surely they have swapped numbers。 In lake Eden the number is likely something like KL5-MIKE。 26。 Wally （owner of the fishing show and shops） is so rich he arranged for a cell tower to be built next to the inn。 In general or for the contest？ Who knows？ Not me。 27。 Normal Norman teaches us about sidedrafting。 Once again his racing background pops out。 I love it！ 28。 Someone suggests the pecan rolls are poisoned。 Hannah implodes。 Half of this item is true。 29。 Hannah considers not telling Dick and Sally that one of their guests has been murdered。 But luckily she decides it’s the right thing to do。 So glad she has the authority。 30。 Hannah says she hates to deliver bad news。 You know about murder。 Yet。。she does this often。 Hm…31。 Hannah interrogates someone by saying “So you took a shower and dressed in clean clothes？” Who puts on dirty clothes after a shower？32。 Hannah declares that since Mike was the person who discovered the murder， if he tells her he doesn’t need her help she will step back。 Because Mike isn’t a detective or anything。 33。 Norman tells Hannah they are part of the investigation。 Since Bill is out of town and so is Rick， with the new guy on vacation…Mike and Lonnie are the only detectives left。 So they will need “us to do some of the legwork for them” hah 34。 The recipe for the Reuben omelets says that Mike has had these before， but talking to Sally he asked if he will like them or not。 Strange eh？ Then Doc tells Sally to make three more for Mike。 The man can eat。 35。 Andrea wants to know why she can’t be the one to tell her husband the sheriff there was a murder。 She even says “he ought to know there’s been a murder” yeah he should Andrea and Mike should have told him。 Hannah says “that’s not wise。 Do you really want him to come home early and miss his televised speech？” Because what’s a murder when there’s a speech to be orated。 36。 Andrea brings an apparently weighty box of goldfish crackers to the inn on recommendation of her daughter Tracey。 So heavy that it makes her suitcase hard to move。 Even Costco doesn’t sell boxes this big。 But Andrea bought them from the red owl。 37。 Hannah uses the word sexy。 That’s all。 38。 Rosa apparently goes into peoples rooms to turn down the lights at night。 What kind of trickery is this？ Turn down the bed I’ve heard of but not the lights。 Sheesh39。 Andrea says she’s too tired to “work” but delivering drinks and appetizers isn’t working。 Andrea have you ever met someone who works full time in the service industry？ I thought not。 How ignorant。 40。 Hannah tries to hypnotize Lily with baking imagery。 It doesn’t work but suddenly I am hungry。 41。 Mike tells Hannah his heart is not in his work。 We are all shocked。 What does Mike do again？41。 Andrea kinda made a recipe！ Sort of。 42。 Hannah tells Lily’s mom that if she was engaged and had trouble with the man she was going to marry she would talk to her mom。 But she didn’t。 Remember Ross Hannah？ We do。 43。 Lily’s mom wonders what good it would have done to tell her daughter that she knew the man she was going to marry was engaged four times before。 Yes what good indeed。 44。 Hannah spills the beans about the murder to strangers again。 Even she knows she’s not supposed to tell anyone and she still does。 Again。 45。 Suspects ask Hannah over and over again if they are suspects still。 Hannah。 Who is not a police detective。 Then Andrea spills the beans on the cause of death。 Oh those Swensen sisters。 46。 I learned that on the packs of Uncle Bens rice there is no longer any mention of anybody’s “Uncle”Apparently this is so alarming that it needed to be in the book。 47。 Hannah tells Andrea that “detectives can’t have blind trust， and maybe that’s why many of us are single” are you a detective though Hannah？ And furthermore are you single？ I heard you are staying in the same hotel as Norman after all。 How classy。 48。 Rosa says Lily has ain interview with Mike at two。 Then Hannah asks Mike when Lonnie is interviewing Lily。 Who’s on first？49。 Mike declares he’s losing his humanity。 Did he have any？ I thought he was just the Baltimore Trash Wheel。 Actually Mr Trash Wheel has more humanity than Mike。 50。 Hannah bakes Lonnie brownies for his birthday。 Then Sally shows up with not one， not two， but three special desserts she made for Lonnie。 What happened to the brownies？ And if Sally is baking cakes， a pie， and another cake why did she hire Hannah to bake？ The mystery deepens。 51。 Finally Mike says what we are all wondering about “I couldn’t have solved that murder case…I’m not sure Lonnie could have either” ok so why are you both employed then？ Someone call Bill！ This one gave me a BRI - book related injury。 By which I mean a headache。 Does anyone know if Florence down at the Red Owl sells Bufferin/Anacin/Excedrin？ None of that new fangled hooey for me。 I gotta stop in anyway for some Pillsbury Grands！ 。。。more
Autumn
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I have been reading every single one of the Hannah Swenson books in the series， and I loved this newest book。 I loved the idea of a fishing tournament in town with new people and a new murder。 Sonny is a smooth talker and a hit with the ladies， but loves to drink as well。 He has a couple of women who he adores， but the husbands do not adore him as much。 When he turns up dead， who all could want this charismatic fisherman dead？ There is not a shortage of suspects thanks to his behavior， and only I have been reading every single one of the Hannah Swenson books in the series， and I loved this newest book。 I loved the idea of a fishing tournament in town with new people and a new murder。 Sonny is a smooth talker and a hit with the ladies， but loves to drink as well。 He has a couple of women who he adores， but the husbands do not adore him as much。 When he turns up dead， who all could want this charismatic fisherman dead？ There is not a shortage of suspects thanks to his behavior， and only Hannah Swenson can narrow down the list。 I loved this newest installment and felt it brought back the excitemen， right up until the end。 And the recipes are amazing！ Making those breakfast enchiladas ASAP。Thank you to the author， publisher， and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tyneisha Lewis
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4 Stars！Hannah Swensen and the Cookie Jar crew are back in a new mystery: Caramel Pecan Roll Murder！This time， there's a fishing tournament in Lake Eden， with big prizes and well known/famous names。 But when a famous tv show host is found dead on his boat in the water， Hannah once again takes up the case to find out what happened。I enjoyed Hannah and her sister Andrea's teamwork in this book。 From working on a recipe together to solving the murder， it was fun to read about them。 The food details 4 Stars！Hannah Swensen and the Cookie Jar crew are back in a new mystery: Caramel Pecan Roll Murder！This time， there's a fishing tournament in Lake Eden， with big prizes and well known/famous names。 But when a famous tv show host is found dead on his boat in the water， Hannah once again takes up the case to find out what happened。I enjoyed Hannah and her sister Andrea's teamwork in this book。 From working on a recipe together to solving the murder， it was fun to read about them。 The food details sound delicious and makes me want to head to Lake Eden and relax with Hannah and the Cookie Jar crew。As with the other entries in this series， there's recipes and a baking conversion chart for readers。 As usual， the author never lets us down with recipes。 I found this book a fun， casual read。My thanks to Kensington Publishing for an advanced copy of this book for my review。 Looking forward to the next mystery！ 。。。more
Kathleen
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This is the twenty-eighth book of the series。 I found the story interesting and learned about functioning alcoholics。 I find that I am reading them out of habit。 Since the book that has Ross appearing on the scene， I just can’t enjoy them as I once did。 It could also be that when I started reading them， I was in my early 30’s- about the same age as Hannah。 As the years progressed， I aged and learned a lot。 These characters are learning but I think I have outgrown them since they haven’t progress This is the twenty-eighth book of the series。 I found the story interesting and learned about functioning alcoholics。 I find that I am reading them out of habit。 Since the book that has Ross appearing on the scene， I just can’t enjoy them as I once did。 It could also be that when I started reading them， I was in my early 30’s- about the same age as Hannah。 As the years progressed， I aged and learned a lot。 These characters are learning but I think I have outgrown them since they haven’t progressed but a few years in the story’s timeline。I disliked Ross very much from the get go and I feel bad for Hannah still trying to get over Ross’ betrayal and death。 It’s time to move on。 This has carried for a few years and we have only progressed 3 weeks in the story from Ross’ death。 I really have a hard time believing there has been so much killing in that three weeks。 But each book since his death has a body or two in it。I did like the story except for the dealing with Hannah’s insecurities about her choice of Ross as her husband。 It is really time to move on from this story but I can see it’ll be a long while since the timeline on the story hasn’t progressed beyond three weeks even though it’s been years for the reader。The story get’s 4 stars from me but the time progression gets 0。5。There is a surprise ending that will lead to an interesting follow on book。I was given an advanced copy and am not required to leave a positive review。The recipes look wonderful and I plan on trying a few。 。。。more
Tari
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With all the recipes in this book， I was hungrier than ever for the different items， lol。 Not only did the caramel pecan rolls sound yummy， but there were some lemon desserts that sounded。。。killer-yeah， pun intended since this is a mystery book。 The action took place mostly around the Lake Eden Inn and lake where Hannah and Andrea were filling in for Sally's pastry/dessert chef during a fishing tournament。 Andrea's become quite the kitchen helper and was even able by now to make some simple reci With all the recipes in this book， I was hungrier than ever for the different items， lol。 Not only did the caramel pecan rolls sound yummy， but there were some lemon desserts that sounded。。。killer-yeah， pun intended since this is a mystery book。 The action took place mostly around the Lake Eden Inn and lake where Hannah and Andrea were filling in for Sally's pastry/dessert chef during a fishing tournament。 Andrea's become quite the kitchen helper and was even able by now to make some simple recipes。 I think it's kinda cool how she wanted to start learning more about baking， and I really like it when the sisters sleuth together。 Hannah can be very blunt with her questions or blurts， but Andrea's the type everyone wants to talk to。 Maybe they just sense she's a real estate seller and used to talking a lot。 Although， Hannah had a couple of sessions where her questioning method would've made Mike proud。I was so sure I knew whodunit because of what I realize now was a clever red herring， but wasn't super surprised at the real perp once who I thought was cleared。 Hannah again had a close call， but thanks to Andrea paying attention while boating/fishing with Bill， well she got a good part in the take down。 Someone dropped a real bombshell at the very end， and now I'm so curious and eager for the next book to come out！ Gonna be a long year or however long it takes！ I just hope the next book is just that， an actual new book and not another compilation of already published books like we've seen before。I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Kensington Cozies via NetGalley， and my opinions are my own。 。。。more
Beatrice Followill
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Hannah and Andrea are helping out their friend Sally at the inn for the fishing tournament。 What should be a fun action-packed week turns into solving a murder， fast paced sleuthing and yummy recipes as usual in this fun series by one of my all-time fav authors！
Kristina
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Caramel Pecan Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke is the 28th A Hannah Swensen Mystery。 I do not feel Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is a standalone book。 New readers will find the background information needed to be missing。 Fans of the series （like me）， though， will enjoy it。 I have read every Hannah Swensen mystery。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder picks up a few weeks after the death with Ross， Hannah’s “husband” has been cleared up。 Hannah is lacking her confidence after everything that has happened。 I hope sh Caramel Pecan Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke is the 28th A Hannah Swensen Mystery。 I do not feel Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is a standalone book。 New readers will find the background information needed to be missing。 Fans of the series （like me）， though， will enjoy it。 I have read every Hannah Swensen mystery。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder picks up a few weeks after the death with Ross， Hannah’s “husband” has been cleared up。 Hannah is lacking her confidence after everything that has happened。 I hope she gets it back soon。 I understand that Hannah loves her condo， but I feel it would be best for her and Moishe if she sold it and found a new place to live （I see her in a cozy little house with lots of play space for Moishe and Cuddles）。 I feel bad for Moishe， and I am glad that he has Cuddles to keep him company and has Hannah’s mother to spoil him。 The mystery had a dead television host at a fishing tournament。 The man was a piece of work so naturally there are a number of suspects。 Hannah with help from Andrea sets out to hook the killer。 Hannah could use the diversion as her thoughts keep going back to Ross。 There are good clues to help readers solve the crime before the reveal。 The reveal was dramatic and tense。 We get all our questions answered regarding the whodunit。 The pacing was a little slower for Caramel Pecan Roll Murder。 I enjoyed my latest visit to Lake Eden。 We are left with a little cliffhanger at the end of Caramel Pecan Roll Murder。 I am curious how it will turn out。 I enjoyed catching up with Hannah， Mike， Norman， Delores， Andrea， Michelle， Lonnie， Lisa， and， of course， Moishe。 I look forward to seeing what Hannah will do next。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is a tasty treat with timorous Moishe， a sloshed Sonny， a distressed Sally， a helpful Hannah， a considerate Norman， able assistant Andrea， a sympathetic Mike， and a mysterious murder。 。。。more
Lori Leaf
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This book redeemed my love for this series and finally returned to the elements that worked best。 I will say I can’t believe it ended on a cliffhanger though。 Full review to come
Bridget
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Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is the 28th book in the Hannah Swensen Mystery series by Joanne Fluke。 I picked up this series with Chocolate Cream Pie Murder （book 24） and I also thoroughly enjoyed book 25， Coconut Layer Cake Murder as well as book 26， Christmas Cupcake Murder， and Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder， the 27th instalment。 I also found the time to squeeze in book one， Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder， going back to when it all started。In Caramel Pecan Roll Murder the mystery is who killed Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is the 28th book in the Hannah Swensen Mystery series by Joanne Fluke。 I picked up this series with Chocolate Cream Pie Murder （book 24） and I also thoroughly enjoyed book 25， Coconut Layer Cake Murder as well as book 26， Christmas Cupcake Murder， and Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder， the 27th instalment。 I also found the time to squeeze in book one， Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder， going back to when it all started。In Caramel Pecan Roll Murder the mystery is who killed TV show host Sonny Bowman。 Hannah， whilst taking a break from The Cookie Jar， in Lake Eden， Minnesota， dons her sleuthing hat again to figure it out， teaming up with her sister， Andrea。 A delightful book， a champion mystery， and some yummy recipes。 Roll on book #29！I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Kensington Books via NetGalley and this review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
April
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I’m a long time reader of the Hannah Swensen series。 I enjoy visiting Lake Eden each time a book comes out， but the lack of progress in the personal lives of the main characters is getting harder to stomach。 Hannah is still keeping company with both Norman and Mike， but living at Norman’s house。 There are reasons for this from previous books。 I don’t blame town residents for assuming that something more is going on between Norman and Hannah。 Hannah is unsettled by this and moves to Eden Inn whil I’m a long time reader of the Hannah Swensen series。 I enjoy visiting Lake Eden each time a book comes out， but the lack of progress in the personal lives of the main characters is getting harder to stomach。 Hannah is still keeping company with both Norman and Mike， but living at Norman’s house。 There are reasons for this from previous books。 I don’t blame town residents for assuming that something more is going on between Norman and Hannah。 Hannah is unsettled by this and moves to Eden Inn while helping Sally to provide desserts for a fishing competition。 The fishing competition is the premise for having a new story with one of the big names， Sonny， getting murdered。This book takes a new tack - Mike doesn’t care who the culprit is and actively encourages Lonnie to take the lead and Hannah to investigate。 Hannah has three suspects in mind and ends up putting her life in danger when she is proven correct in her deductions。 Mike comes to the rescue and is the subject of the cliffhanger paragraph at the end of the book。 There are numerous recipes， many of which sound very tasty。 This book tips toward more recipes than story。 It makes me wonder if it isn’t past time for the series to conclude。 Don’t get me wrong I have enjoyed getting to know Hannah and crew。 I love the Hallmark movies and mysteries made from the series。 And though the fishing competition gives the reader a new perspective on Lake Eden， recent books have failed to have the same spark as the early books。 I enjoyed reading Caramel Pecan Roll Murder and am grateful for the opportunity to receive pre-publication copy to review。 I was left feeling vaguely unsatisfied。 。。。more
Kat
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the E-ARC copy of this book。 The rating of this book is entirely of my own opinion。
Kathy
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This was a free book from Kensington publishers given in exchange for an honest review。 I liked the book。 The story was interesting and the author kept it moving along。 It was the first Hannah Swenson I had read in awhile but I was able to keep up- like I had not missed several books in the series。 I especially can’t wait to try some of the recipes in the book- I still use the one I found in the Carrot Cake mystery I read several years ago。
Karen Hancock
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Bestselling author Joanne Fluke never stops。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is the 28th installment of the popular Hannah Swenson series。 Hannah Swenson usually does most of the baking at her bakery/coffee shop， The Cookie Jar， in Lake Eden， Minnesota， but as a favor to a friend at a popular inn nearby， she agrees to bake for a big fishing conference and spend a few days at the inn。 While taking a break， Hannah takes her friend’s boat and sees some suspicious activity。 It is then found that the celeb Bestselling author Joanne Fluke never stops。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder is the 28th installment of the popular Hannah Swenson series。 Hannah Swenson usually does most of the baking at her bakery/coffee shop， The Cookie Jar， in Lake Eden， Minnesota， but as a favor to a friend at a popular inn nearby， she agrees to bake for a big fishing conference and spend a few days at the inn。 While taking a break， Hannah takes her friend’s boat and sees some suspicious activity。 It is then found that the celebrity star of the conference， and popular TV personality， Sonny Bowman， is found dead – murdered in a fishing boat。 As usual， Hannah becomes involved in the investigation， with the help of her sisters and mother。Fans of this culinary cozy series know that Hannah， et al， spend most of their time drinking coffee and eating cookies （no one gains weight or gets the “over-coffeed skin”）， but they still find time to discover clues which lead to finding the murderer。 Lake Eden is a fun place to escape to – a make-believe world where the only bad thing that happens is that people get murdered。 Everyone else is happy， everyone else drinks gallons of coffee and spends hours drinking it， and most of the residents are good friends。 The characters are much-loved by cozy readers， and Fluke is a great storyteller who has the talent of writing fun stories that have a bit of suspense and keep readers on the edge。 The books in the series， including this one， always include several recipes （they actually turn out good）， and if patient can be made by almost anyone。 It is frustrating that the recipes aren’t in traditional form， and assume that readers have underdeveloped brains and need instructions that can be understood by a kindergarten child。 Nevertheless， this is a fun novel – a feel-good novel – with enough references to food that most will break down and cheat on their diets。 Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book。 。。。more
Elisabeth Boyles baney
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This latest installment of the Hannah Series was a great read！ It has some twists and turns you don’t see coming and the ending leaves you waiting on the next book。 I have always liked Joanne Fluke and am excited to see what she comes up with next！
Debra
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Being a Hannah Swensen Murder， She Baked fan on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel， I was hoping I would enjoy reading a Hannah Swensen book。 I would give this story somewhere between 2-3 stars。 It was definitely a cozy read， but it was so boring。 Here are the reasons I didn't care for the book: 1。 A murder wasn't committed until 1/3 of the way through the story， 2。 Everyone seemed far more interested in sitting down to eat dessert than figuring out who the murderer was， and 3。 The dialogue Being a Hannah Swensen Murder， She Baked fan on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel， I was hoping I would enjoy reading a Hannah Swensen book。 I would give this story somewhere between 2-3 stars。 It was definitely a cozy read， but it was so boring。 Here are the reasons I didn't care for the book: 1。 A murder wasn't committed until 1/3 of the way through the story， 2。 Everyone seemed far more interested in sitting down to eat dessert than figuring out who the murderer was， and 3。 The dialogue seemed aimed toward an elementary-aged audience。 And， poor dim-witted Andrea。 I will continue watching the movies， and I may give another Hannah Swensen Mystery a try， but I wouldn't recommend this book to a fellow reader。 。。。more
Cyndi
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Thank you you to NetGalley and Kensington for the ARC。 I have to give this one 3 stars。 I enjoy reading the Hannah Swensen series。 With each new book the characters are not getting any smarter。 This book was also full of repeats and forgetting what someone said a paragraph or sentence before。 The continuity just did not flow well with this one。 Needed more Cuddles and Moishe。 The 3 stars because I love the recipes and someday will try them。 I will continue to read this series since I have to see Thank you you to NetGalley and Kensington for the ARC。 I have to give this one 3 stars。 I enjoy reading the Hannah Swensen series。 With each new book the characters are not getting any smarter。 This book was also full of repeats and forgetting what someone said a paragraph or sentence before。 The continuity just did not flow well with this one。 Needed more Cuddles and Moishe。 The 3 stars because I love the recipes and someday will try them。 I will continue to read this series since I have to see what happens with each cliff hanger 。。。more
Gail Bartels
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A light mystery with a lot of references to cooking。 The book contain many receipes。
Jan Fore
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Caramel Pecan Roll MurderJoanne FlukeFebruary 22， 2022Hannah Swenson is at it again， filling up the Cookie Jar shelves for the morning customers。 Lake Eden， Minnesota is in the midst of another winter storm。 Up and coming is the opening of fishing season。 This year， a famous host and owner of a chain of sporting goods stores， Wally Wallace will be in town to open the Walleye Fishing Tournament。 Local fishermen would stay at the Lake Eden Inn。 Fans of the fishing TV show are excited about Lake Ed Caramel Pecan Roll MurderJoanne FlukeFebruary 22， 2022Hannah Swenson is at it again， filling up the Cookie Jar shelves for the morning customers。 Lake Eden， Minnesota is in the midst of another winter storm。 Up and coming is the opening of fishing season。 This year， a famous host and owner of a chain of sporting goods stores， Wally Wallace will be in town to open the Walleye Fishing Tournament。 Local fishermen would stay at the Lake Eden Inn。 Fans of the fishing TV show are excited about Lake Eden being one of the tours selected cities。 Hannah is staying in Norman’s home along with her kitty， Moishe。 The cat refuses to climb the stairs to enter her condo。 Hannah misses living there but memories of her husband， Ross fill her dreams each night。 Their wedding， honeymoon and his departure leave her empty each morning。 The reality of coming home from work finding him murdered was daunting。 A call from the Lake Eden Inn drew her from a painful memory。 Sally needed her help。 The pastry chef needed time off。 Would Hannah fill in？Hannah Swenson #25 gives us a carry-on from her previous couple of novels that explored her wedding to Ross and the trepidation that followed。 She gladly accepted the offer。 Hannah’s sister， Andrea will be able to stay with her in a double room to help with the baking。 Caramel Pecan Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke will be published by Kensington Cozies on February 22， 2022。 I appreciate their allowing me to read Fluke’s next book via NetGalley。 There are many recipes included for a variety of pastries。 The heart of the story took place in the Inn with familiar characters providing the heart of this fishing story。 An easy read， I enjoyed visiting the Minnesota town once again。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Nancy Baker
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