DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE MURDER

Book ID/图书代码： 14780010B41683

English Summary/英文概要： These days, everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is buzzing with activity, and Hannah Swensen is no exception. But no matter how busy she may be, Hannah can always find time to help a friend in need—especially when he’s been murdered… Hannah Swensen has to admit that her life is pretty sweet. Things are going well in the romance department, and her bakery’s delectable confections are selling almost as fast as she can bake them. Even her good friend Claire is on Cloud Nine, head over heels with her new husband, Reverend Bob Knudson. If only they could find time to take their honeymoon!

When Bob’s childhood friend, Matthew Walters, comes to town, it seems like divine intervention. Matthew, like Bob, is a Lutheran minister with a stubborn sweet tooth. Since he’s on sabbatical, Matthew is happy to fill in for Bob while he and Claire take that long-awaited honeymoon. It sounds like the perfect plan—until Hannah finds Matthew in the rectory, face-down in a plate full of Devil’s Food Cake, a single bullet in his head.

Determined to find out who killed Matthew, Hannah starts asking questions—and discovers that the good Reverend wasn’t quite the saintly fellow he appeared to be. But could the gold Sacagawea coins in Sunday’s collection plate hold the key to solving the crime? Or is the murder connected to that big jewel heist out in Minneapolis? Is it possible that Matthew’s love of chocolate somehow led to his downfall? It will take some more digging to find out, but Hannah is sure of one thing: even the most half-baked murder plot can be oh so deadly…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這些天來，明尼蘇達州的伊甸園湖畔，人頭攢動，漢娜•斯文森也身在其中。但不管她有多忙，漢娜總能抽出時間來説明有需要的朋友，— 尤其是當要調查一宗謀殺案。鎮上頂替鮑勃•努森教士新來的一位牧師，與漢娜的好友克雷爾正在歡度蜜月。但是當這位代替者被發現，臉朝下倒在一盤魔鬼蛋糕，一顆子彈擊中他的頭部時,漢娜開始提出了疑問。她很快發現這位尊敬的牧師似乎並不是看上去那麼地很聖潔。這需要漢娜更多的挖掘線索才能找到罪魁禍首，但漢娜能確定一件事：即使是最不完美的謀殺情節也可以致命... (Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：From Publishers Weekly
Bestseller Fluke’s fabulous 14th foodie mystery (after 2010’s Apple Turnover Murder) finds Hannah Swenson, the baking whiz of the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minn., still torn between the two less than perfect men in her life—dentist Norman Rhodes, whose attractive former fiancée and fellow dentist, Bev Thorndike, has just joined Norman’s practice, and Mike Kingston, Winnetka County’s chief detective, who has a roving eye. When someone shoots visiting Lutheran minister Matthew Walters, who’s covering Rev. Bob Knudsen’s duties at Holy Redeemer while Bob is on a belated honeymoon cruise, the only witness to the murder is Jacob, a mynah bird, who squawks, "The wages of sin is death." Unlike your typical boyfriend cop, Mike is thrilled to have Hannah tracking down clues. Between eating and baking, Hannah and cronies investigate Matthew’s background, especially his relationship to his creepy, paroled convict cousin, Paul. Mouthwatering recipes include butterscotch bonanza bars and pineapple casserole. (Mar.)

关于此系列拍成电视剧的信息 Regarding the TV series, the Hallmark Channel is doing CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER, PLUM PUDDING MURDER, PEACH COBBLER MUDER, FUDGE and CUPCAKE MURDER

About the Author/作者介绍： Like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swensen mystery and readers are welcome to contact her at the following e-mail address, Gr8Clues@aol.com, or by visiting her website at www.MurderSheBaked.com
乔安娜•弗鲁可（Joanne Fluke ）像汉娜•斯文森（Hannah Swensen）一样，出生并且成长于明尼苏达州一个乡下小镇。现居于阳光明媚的南加州。她最近致力于她下一部的汉娜冒险系列，她很欢迎读者通过各种平台与她联系交流。她的官网是：www.MurderSheBaked.com

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