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Christmas Cupcake Murder
Christmas Cupcake Murder | Joanne Fluke
19 posts | 11 read | 9 to read
As December turns Lake Eden into the North Pole, the heat is on in Hannah Swensens kitchen to honor two Christmas promises: baking irresistible holiday cupcakes and preventing a person who attempted murder from succeeding the second time around! While Hannah speeds through a lengthy holiday checklist, drama in town grows like Santas waistline on Christmas Eve. Her sister Andrea wants to stave off the blues by helping out at The Cookie Jar, Micheles love life is becoming complicated, Lisa needs Hannahs advice, and Delores has a Christmas secret shes not willing to share. But nothing dampens the holiday mood more than the chilling mystery surrounding the man found near death in an abandoned storefront two doors down from Hannahs bakery . . . The befuddled John Doe cant recall a thing about himselfexcept for his unusual knowledge of restoring antique furniture. With a smattering of clues and barely enough time to frost Christmas cookies, Hannah must solve a deadly puzzle that could leave her dashing through the snow for her life! Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar!
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OriginalCyn620
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Panpan

I‘ve not read any other books in this series, but I did not enjoy this. First, there‘s no murder, just an attempted murder. This was basically one long baking marathon with a really weak mystery woven in.

#winterreadathon
#adventathon
#bookspinbingo
#wintercosy - food or recipe
#holidaybookbingo - baking

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s too bad! Hope your next read is better! 1y
DieAReader 😬😬😬 1y
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 1y
Andrew65 Not seen great things about this series. 😔 1y
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OriginalCyn620
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Generally, I don‘t snack whilst reading. I‘d hate to get crumbs in the pages or smear something on the pages or cover. So, here‘s a book on my TBR this year that‘s on theme for today. Cupcakes have frosting!
#winterreadathondailychallenge

DieAReader ♥️♥️♥️ 1y
Andrew65 If you like cupcakes watch out for tomorrow‘s Daily Challenge. 🧁🧁🧁 (edited) 1y
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OriginalCyn620
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Today‘s entry for the #festivephotochallenge. First thing that came to mind for this prompt!

#getyourbakeon #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs 16 pts

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Andrew65
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#GetYourBakeOn One of the best bakes at Christmas has to be the Christmas cake!

#FestivePhotoChallenge #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs

AlaMich Now I want 🍰!! 2y
Andrew65 @AlaMich 🤣🤣🤣🙈 2y
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Texreader
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Monica5
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My #BookSpin list for December! Some Christmas books for this time of year ♥️

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sisilia
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Another one that caught my attention. Has anyone read this? Is it any good?

DivineDiana No, but it looks like a fun read! 3y
sisilia @DivineDiana Indeed 😄 I‘ll save it for Christmas (hoping for no lockdown this Christmas🤞🏻) 3y
DivineDiana Aren‘t we all! 🤞🏻 3y
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Avanders No but I enjoy the Hannah Swenson mysteries — even the Hallmark channel version! 3y
Cathythoughts Great cover 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 3y
sisilia @Avanders Good to know that 😃 Now am getting more curious haha 3y
sisilia @Cathythoughts It‘s cute, isn‘t it? This will be that book that I picked because of the cover alone 😛 3y
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BarkingMadRead
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BarkingMadRead
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mabell Did you like it? I‘m giving it to my sister for Christmas. She‘s still going! I‘m afraid I gave up on the series after Chocolate Cream Pie. 🤣 3y
BarkingMadRead @mabell I haven‘t read it yet. It takes me longer to get to them since I‘m not liking them as much as I used to. I‘m determined to follow through lol 3y
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BarkingMadRead
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StayCurious I think the snowman cupcake did it. lol 😜 3y
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Clwojick
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Pickpick

The recipes in this audiobook sounded amazing. I wish I had the printed version, but I‘m going to try to search the internet and see if I could find some of them. 💙💚♥️ +26 points for #MerryReaders

#wintergames2020

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paulareadsallthetime
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another quick fun read in this series. This book takes us back to before the rest of the books in the series take place. John Doe is found unconscious and has amnesia. Solving who he is becomes the focus of Hannah and the rest of the Lake Eden characters we know and love.

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Bailedbailed

I put a hold on this and was supposed to get it in December but it arrived early. Gave it a shot but it wasn‘t for me. I couldn‘t get past the writing style. It seemed too amateurish and awkward. The premise is a local baker helps solves crime in her town like a young Jessica Fletcher. I was about 90 pages in and almost nothing happened. No Murder, just baking. I think the added recipes are very cute but they were the only interesting part

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Traci1
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Book 26 was about on par for the most recent Hannah Swenson books. Not terrific, but not awful. It takes place in the past, so it could really be read as a stand alone or out of order from the other books with no spoilers.
+156 (5 for book, 5x30 for readathons) = 1,482 points for #TeamHarkness #scarathlon
@StayCurious

Traci1 #anunfortunatereadathon (count olaf), #whodunitathon (poison), #sbooktober (eyeball soup), #bookishbingo (missing character), #48hrReadathon 3y
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Traci1
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1. Mystery with food I can't eat (ok, thats 6. I cheated. The recipes in these books always sound great, but I can't do sugar. 😭)
2. Coffee ☕
3. Hmmm...I wouldn't mind going back to like a Disney-fied version of the pre-human times. I'd love to be able to see dinos from a safe distance behind strong gates. Though Jurassic Park has warned me this probably isn't the wisest dream to have.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Eggs I shouldn‘t do sugar but sometimes I weaken but not too often-not good for me. Great responses-thanks so much for playing 🤗👏🏻📚❤️ 3y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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Christmas Cupcake Murder is book #26 in the Hannah Swenson series And my first Christmas book (of many to come) for the season this year 😁 As the Christmas season approaches and winter descends on the quaint sweet little town of Lake Eden, another mystery falls into Hannah's lap. The title is a bit misleading with the word murder because there's no actual murder that takes place but certainly an attempted murder did take place! More in comments

TheHeartlandBookFairy Hannah and her tight knit family and friends come together to solve the mystery of the mystery man who can't recall a thing about himself except for his talent of restoring antique furniture. Hannah comes up with the most unique way to finally put together the pieces of this puzzle while creating a plethora of delicious sounding recipes that are included in the book ☺️ A happy ending and a happy holiday season is in store for all ❤️ 3y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 3! Just released! Get your Christmas on early with this 26th(!) installment in the Hannah Swenson series in quite possibly the world‘s most famous culinary cozy mystery series. Over a dozen cookie and dessert recipes are included. Hannah‘s sister wants to help at her bakery, Michele‘s love life gets complicated, Delores has a secret she‘s not sharing, and a man is found almost dead with no memory. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

melissajayne Can one read the books in the series out of order? 3y
Traci1 @melissajayne You can, but Hannah has some major life events that occur throughout the series, and if you end up going back to read the earlier books, you'd have some spoilers. 3y
8little_paws LOL How have I *Never* heard of this series!? Happy to see you're back, Mrbook!
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melissajayne @Traci1 ok; I‘ll just have to read in order then... (edited) 3y
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Traci1
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My husband sent me this message tonight. Apparently he got an email about the book and knows I like the series. He's not much of a reader, but after 25 years together, he knows how to make me happy. This series has gotten super cheesy, but I can't seem to stop reading them. Hope this one will be a good one.

Smrloomis That‘s very sweet ☺️ 4y
wanderinglynn Aw, how thoughtful! ❤️ 4y
needleminding That's so thoughtful 💕 4y
Bookzombie So sweet! 4y
Clare-Dragonfly 🥰🥰🥰 4y
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