Carrot Cake Murder

By: Joanne Fluke

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unraveling the mystery of her cat Moishe’s recent strange behavior, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she’ll always make time for her business partner, Lisa, who’s in the midst of preparing for a big family reunion. Everyone is delighted when Lisa’s long-lost uncle makes a surprise appearance. No one has heard from Gus in twenty-five years.

Uncle Gus is immediately the hit of the reunion. He’s almost as popular as Hannah’s scrumptious carrot cake, which is also Gus’s favorite dessert. But the next morning, as the whole family gathers for the group photo, one person is missing. Hannah offers to track down Uncle Gus, but her search leads to a shocking find. Over by the bar at the pavilion, she spots two slices of her infamous carrot cake, frosting-side down on the floor—and Gus’s corpse with an ice pick jutting out of his chest!

Now Hannah’s got to sift through a long list of suspects to find a killer—even if it could mean a recipe for her own demise …

“Filled with juicy scandal, delightfully eccentric characters and tempting recipes.”—Publishers Weekly

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Carrot Cake Murder

I love the characters and the story line great book

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Another visit to Lake Eden. I really enjoyed spending time in the Cookie Jar Cafe. It’s like that comfy sweater you can’t wait to wear. You become part of the community. Good story told well. Just what I want in a cozy.

Ok....

the more I listen to this book the more unrealistic it is. these are some of the most tolerable people I've ever met. you are that agreeable when being questioned by Hannah even when she believes you're a suspect. then Normaj goes out of town to investigate and people he's never met they just open by to him. yeah ok

Light Entertainment

I've enjoyed listening to this mystery solved by Hannah Swenson. Joanne Fluke weaves a tight story.
It is a light, entertaining story peppered with loads of recipes. I've read other books by this author in paperback edition. In those cases I was able to try out the included recipes with little trouble.
What I haven't enjoyed is trying to figure out how to copy a recipe without listening to an entire section of the book again.

Tasty Cozy Mystery

I've long been a fan of this series, and Carrot Cake Murder does not disappoint. When Uncle Gus reappears in town for a family reunion, some thirty years after disappearing without a trace, people in town notice. Is it really him? Or an imposter? Everyone is stunned when Gus is found dead the next day. Urging Hannah to investigate, the family is wondering who could have stabbed Gus . . . with something that appears to have been an ice pick. No one uses ice picks anymore . . . so who, what, where? Excellent mystery . . . and an ending well worth the wait.