Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her
hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in
Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy
accused, and a killer on the loose…
For Hannah, life seems to be lacking a certain flavor
lately. Maybe it’s the local sheriff’s election that’s got
her down. For years, Sheriff Grant’s been the iron hand in
town. But now, Hannah’s brother-in-law, Bill, is giving
the old blowhard the fight of his long, dubious career—and
Grant’s not taking it well, especially once the polls show
Bill pulling ahead.
But before anyone can taste victory, Hannah makes a very
unappetizing discovery: Sheriff Grant’s body in the
dumpster behind the high school where she’s teaching her
cooking class. Worse, the poor man still has fudge
frosting on his shirt from one of her cupcakes.
The number one—and only—suspect is Bill, but Hannah’s not
swallowing it. Plenty of people had reason to hate Sheriff
Grant. Soon, Hannah’s dishing up scandalous secrets,
steaming hot betrayals, and enough intrigue to keep the
gossip mill at The Cookie Jar going through several pots
of decaf. And the closer Hannah gets to the truth, the
closer she gets to smoking out a murderer with a very
nasty recipe for silencing people…