Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder: An Entertaining and Delicious Cozy Mystery with Recipes

Easter is coming, and The Cookie Jar is awash in orders, keeping Hannah Swensen, her business partner Lisa, and the rest of their staff busy. But that doesnt mean that Hannah doesnt have time to help her sister Andrea when she calls in a panic. Shes just found Mayor Bascombs dead body in his office hours after having a very loud fight with him. The police wouldnt be doing their job if they didnt consider Andrea a suspect, so Hannah springs into action to figure out what really happened. Can she prove her sister is innocent? Ive been reading this long running series since the beginning, and I keep reading because I do enjoy catching up with the characters. If that is your reason for picking up the book, youll find they are as charming as always. I was pleased to see the soap opera of the previous few books has died down, and we see growth in a surprising direction in one character. Sadly, the love triangle is no closer to being resolved. The mystery is decent with enough suspects to keep us engaged. However, the focus is on the food. There is plenty of talk about food and how much the characters love what they are eating. With 24 new recipes for us to try, there is certainly plenty of new food to talk about. The dialogue is repetitious, an example of why realistic dialogue is better than real dialogue in a novel. While I still want to catch up with the characters, I find myself skimming the book instead of reading it closely. If you are like me and want to keep up with the characters, youll be glad you picked up this book. But if you havent started the series yet, youll want to go back to the beginning to find out why there are readers like me who still enjoy visiting the characters. And if youve given up on the series, you can safely skip this one.