BOOK REVIEW: Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #2)

by Joanne Fluke (Goodreads Author)

Paperback, 320 pages

Published February 2nd 2002 by Kensington (first published February 1st 2001)

Goodreads synopsis: Joanne Fluke introduced small-town Minnesota bakery owner Hannah Swensen in Chocolate Chip Cooke Murder. Now, this intrepid amateur sleuth returns in another dangerously delicious mystery.

This story features Hannah Swensen, and she is one of the judges of the Heartland Flour Dessert Bakeoff that is being broadcast on the local television station. One of the judges has to bow out and they bring in, Boyd Watson, a character from the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder who was proven to be a wife beater. He is the coach of the Gulls high school basketball varsity team. He says some not so nice things to some of the contestants and they end up finding his dead body the next day. Hannah gets emersed into the mystery of this man's murder.

With the help of her sister, Andrea, who is a real estate professional, they tackle the mystery of Boyd's death. Then a nosy reporter from the local tabloid wants to get some benefits from the death and then does a disappearing act. Hannah and Andrea spend quite a bit of time looking for her and then they realize that there are now two deaths to contend with. 

I really enjoyed following the antics of Hannah and her sister all the while trying to evade Mike, the local police detective and Andrea's husband the local sheriff.  The two police men are not very hot on having the Swensen women working on cases that should be left to the police.

Hannah never listens and still investigates all the murders she comes across. She is a hoot and a half. I look forward to reading the next Hannah Swensen mystery.

I purchased this title with my own money and bought it on my Kindle.