BOOK REVIEW: Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen #7) by Joanne Fluke

Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen #7)

by Joanne Fluke (Goodreads Author)

Paperback, 384 pages

Published February 1st 2006 by Kensington (first published January 1st 2005)

Goodreads synopsis: As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner - "and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The southern hospitality of Lake Eden's two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannah's nerves -" and cutting into her profits. At least Hannah has her business partner Lisa's wedding to look forward to. 

   Unfortunately, Shawna Lee has finagled an invitation to the reception - "and is bringing her Southern Peach Cobbler for the dessert table. Things go from bad to worse when Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. When Hannah sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigates -" and finds Shawna Lee shot to death. 

   With a little help from her friends, Hannah's determined to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder.

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4 Stars

Coming back to a Joanne Fluke novel is like coming home. I can't tell you what a quick read it was. I felt like I flew through the entire novel. That tells me that Fluke's words just flow like a rushing river. She had me from the word GO when poor Hannah Swensen was in her nearly empty cookie shop watching the competition across the street get all the customers. 

That is so on point for things that happen in small towns these days. People go for the cheaper, yet more extravagant things leaving the mom and pop shops to suffer and in the end close their doors. My heart just went out to Hannah in this book. I knew everything would be okay in the end because this is a series but in the moment, Fluke had me by the heartstrings.Then add in Detective Mike and him spending so much time with the owner of the new bakery and I couldn't read fast enough to find out what the heck was going on.

This is definitely a great book and a fast read. I will always recommend the Hannah Swensen mysteries to anyone who loves to read cozy mysteries. I am so glad to have such a great author in my MUST READ list.

I paid for this book with my own money.