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Sugar Cookie Murder
by Joanne Fluke
I picked up this book for two reasons: 1) I'm really into holiday themed cozy murder mysteries and 2) I love the Hannah Swensen series on Hallmark.
A holiday theme buffet showcasing foods that will be appearing in Hannah's upcoming cookbook sets the food tone for the book. Unfortunately for Hannah, she again finds a dead body and she and her entourage go about investigating. I always enjoy murder mysteries that take place in a confined space in which the murderer is among the guests, think Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None (Ms. Christie at her best!). Just listening to all the food that's being placed out for the buffet made me salivate and I'm glad to see 80+ recipes provided...and just in time to make a few for my own holiday party.
That's what I loved about the Sugar Cookie. Sadly there was so much more that didn't work for me.
One, Hannah. The Hannah in the tv series is quirky and lovable. The Hannah in the book reminded me of a spoiled petulant child. One scene where she interrupts Mike while he's interviewing a suspect, he tells her to leave. The petulant child slams the door and stomps away going, "I'll show him". Um, Hannah, Mike is doing his job, you're the one that interrupted him. Ugh! I found the book Hannah annoying and unlikable. Then there's Mike. The tv Mike is handsome, patient, and a good cop. The book Mike is also handsome and a good cop but he comes across as a chauvinistic pig.
The plot is simplistic and Hannah just takes everybody's word for it. Oh, you say you were in the kitchen with so-and-so, oh, so you couldn't possibly be the killer. She never questioned that people could be lying. She would take people off of her suspect list for the dumbest reasons. No tension, no howdunit, no suspense. It took 100 pages to get to the one and only murder and only around 75 pages till the murderer confessed. That's right, the murderer just confesses to Hannah. Ugh!!!
The lack of depth to the story and the annoying characters will have me only watching Hannah on Hallmark. I need a mystery that actually provides a mystery. But I love all the recipes!
A holiday theme buffet showcasing foods that will be appearing in Hannah's upcoming cookbook sets the food tone for the book. Unfortunately for Hannah, she again finds a dead body and she and her entourage go about investigating. I always enjoy murder mysteries that take place in a confined space in which the murderer is among the guests, think Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None (Ms. Christie at her best!). Just listening to all the food that's being placed out for the buffet made me salivate and I'm glad to see 80+ recipes provided...and just in time to make a few for my own holiday party.
That's what I loved about the Sugar Cookie. Sadly there was so much more that didn't work for me.
One, Hannah. The Hannah in the tv series is quirky and lovable. The Hannah in the book reminded me of a spoiled petulant child. One scene where she interrupts Mike while he's interviewing a suspect, he tells her to leave. The petulant child slams the door and stomps away going, "I'll show him". Um, Hannah, Mike is doing his job, you're the one that interrupted him. Ugh! I found the book Hannah annoying and unlikable. Then there's Mike. The tv Mike is handsome, patient, and a good cop. The book Mike is also handsome and a good cop but he comes across as a chauvinistic pig.
The plot is simplistic and Hannah just takes everybody's word for it. Oh, you say you were in the kitchen with so-and-so, oh, so you couldn't possibly be the killer. She never questioned that people could be lying. She would take people off of her suspect list for the dumbest reasons. No tension, no howdunit, no suspense. It took 100 pages to get to the one and only murder and only around 75 pages till the murderer confessed. That's right, the murderer just confesses to Hannah. Ugh!!!
The lack of depth to the story and the annoying characters will have me only watching Hannah on Hallmark. I need a mystery that actually provides a mystery. But I love all the recipes!