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Tom Larchmont

## Books

Cherry Cheesecake MurderChocolate Cream Pie Murder

## Bio

He is considerably older than his wife Lynne, but appears to adore her and is very wealthy.
He a wealth Investment Counselor for large corporations, advising them on investments.

## Chronology by Novel

### Cherry Cheesecake Murder

Doesn’t really have much of a role except as a behind the scenes investor in the film and as the film's star's husband.

### Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

Lynne and Tom arrive a week early for the film festival in an effort to spend time together, but then Tom leaves right away, and asks Lynn for a divorce before leaving.

Tom and his biggest investors hand invested in the film ‘’Crisis in Cherrywood’’ expecting to lose money and collect on the insurance. They were getting ready to collect when Ross Barton sold the rights to the indy movie for a whole lot more money than the original investment. If he would have held off for another month the original investors could have still collected on the insurance.
Tom shot Ross because he felt he had been double crossed.

Instead of leaving town the way he told his wife, he had been hiding out in the area of Hannah’s condo and watching her unit to see if Ross showed up.

After shooting Ross, he shows up a The Cookie Jar at closing time, trying to find out how much Hannah knows. While talking Hannah put it together and when Tom was going to kill her, she threw hot melted chocolate at him, but she had sent a text to Mike earlier, when she saw Tom’s hat, and he arrived in time to shoot him.
Powdered Sugar Drizzle

Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

Use for Butterscotch Delight Cookies

* Starting with 2 Tablespoons of milk, mix everything together until it’s of the proper consistency. If it’s too thick, add more milk until it’s the consistency of a drizzle. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar.
* Use a spoon from your silverware drawer to drizzle the mixture over your cooled cookies. You can also use a pastry bag, or you can squeeze it out through the nozzle of a squeeze bottle.

### Hannah’s Note

*If you’re old enough, you may remember the refillable squeeze bottles lunch counters and diners used to use for mustard and ketchup. You can buy clean, fresh squeeze bottles like that at places like Smart and Final or any cooking supply store. Then all you have to do is take off the top and cut off the tip of the nozzle to use it to drizzle the frosting over your cookies*.

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Pretzel Patties

Banana Cream Pie Murder

**(These can be made from leftover salted pretzels from Cheese Pops.)**

## Ingredients

* Approximately 8 ounces of salted stick pretzels
* 2 cups ***(12-ounce package)*** of semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 2 Tablespoons ***(1 ounce, ¼ stick)*** salted butter
* Several handfuls of miniature marshmallows

## Directions

**Hannah's 1st Note: The kids can help you with this, but you'd better put some extra pretzels into the bowl when they're through! I can almost guarantee that some pretzels will be eaten during the breaking process.**

* Break each pretzel stick into small pieces and put them into a bowl.
* Tear off several sheets of wax paper and stretch them out on your kitchen counter.
* Put the chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl.
* Put the ounce of salted butter on top of the chips.
* Melt the chocolate chips for 1 minute in the microwave on HIGH heat.
* Let the chips sit in the microwave for 1 minute to rest.
* Try to stir the chips and butter smooth with a heat-resistant spatula. If you can, you're done. If you can't, heat for an additional 20 seconds in the microwave, let the bowl rest in the microwave for 1 minute, and try again. Repeat as often as necessary until you can achieve a smooth mixture of butter and chocolate chips.
* Stir the broken pretzels into the melted chocolate and butter mixture.
* Stir in the miniature marshmallows.
* Use a Tablespoon from your silverware drawer to drop patties of Pretzel Patties onto the sheets of wax paper.
* Let the candy harden to room temperature. Then peel it off the wax paper and store it in layers, separated by more wax paper, in a plastic container in your refrigerator.

Yield: Several dozen Pretzel Patties, depending on patty size.
Silly Carrots

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*Irma York contributed this recipe. She got it from her friend, Ginnie Redalje.*

### Ingredients

* 2 pounds carrots, peeled, cooked, and sliced\*\*\*
	+ \*\*\*or two 16-ounce packages frozen, sliced carrots prepared according to package directions
* 10 3/4-ounce can condensed tomato soup *(Irma uses Campbell's)*
* 3/4 cup white *(granulated)* sugar
* 3/4 cup wine vinegar
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 2 teaspoons prepared mustard *(Irma uses Dijon)*
* 2 cups diced celery
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper

### Directions

* Combine all ingredients except carrots in a saucepan. Heat to boiling. Turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour over the cooked carrots.
* Serve hot, or cold. If you choose to serve them cold, these can be made in the morning and refrigerated until dinner.

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Sheriff Grant

**Son**: Jamie - *deceased*

**Granddaughter**: Suzie

## Books

Fudge Cupcake Murder

**Sheriff Grant** is mentioned in the first four books, but doesn't appear until Fudge Cupcake Murder

## Biography

Jim Grant is the Sheriff of Lake Eden, Winnetka County, Minnesota. He is married to Nettie Grant. Mike Kingston, Bill Todd and Deputies/Crime Scene Investigators Lonnie Murphy and Rick Murphy are county employees. Suzie Hanks' grandfather.

He has been the elected county Sheriff for years. He had one son, Jamie Grant who died in a car crash while away at college.

### Personality

He is a politician, what people generally see is only the surface where he is friendly and helpful, but his employees see a different side where he is a petty bully. He is very controlling of his wife, Nettie and probably was of his son too.

If he doesn't like something, such as Ham, it wasn't allowed in the house even if his wife and/or son wanted it.

### Appearance

*Sheriff Grant was a good four inches short of the six-foot mark.*

## Relationships

### Nettie Grant

Nettie was his wife and she had started talking to a lawyer about divorcing the Sheriff just before he was murdered.

### Luanne Hanks

He refused to acknowledge Luanne's daughter as his granddaughter and threatened her repeatedly with telling anyone that Jamie was the father. He would bully Luanne and call her vile names when ever he had the opportunity.

### Bill Todd

Bill Todd was one of his detectives / deputies. They had a decent relationship, but because of the Sheriff's bullying tendencies it wasn't the best of relations. When Bill ran against him for Sheriff he became much worse and when Bill's polls showed that he was leading, it became war on Sheriff Grant's side.

## Chronology

He is mentioned in the first several books, but doesn't make an appearance until Fudge Cupcake Murder when he shows up to talk to Hannah at the beginning of her cooking class at the school. The Sheriff asks Hannah if she would pass out his reelection posters and she tells him no, since her brother-in-law Bill was running against him and since it was against policy to pass out political stuff at the school. She gave him a few of the cupcakes that she had just made.

Right after the class was over with, when she took out the garbage, she discovered his body in the school's dumpster.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Fudge Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 5) (p. 71). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 1) (p. 256). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
All I Want For Christmas Is You

**All I Want For Chirstmas Is You** is the 8th episode of Season 5 and the 44th over all.

## Plot

Ally is sad because Ross can't be home for Christmas and spends it with her family

## Songs Featured

Best Friend's Brother by Victoria Justice

## Main Cast

Kelli Berglund as Ally Lynch

Ross Lynch as Ross Lynch

Ryan Newman as Hayley Vegaz

Dove Cameron as Sina Trace

Rydel Lynch as Rydel Lynch

Ryland Lynch as Ryland Lynch

Riker Lynch as Riker Lynch

Rocky Lynch as Rocky Lynch

## Recurring Cast

Gregg Sulkin as Ryan Vega

Challen Cates as Daniella Vegaz

Stormie Lynch as Stormie Lynch

Mark Lynch as Mark Lynch

Peyton Meyer as Peyton Meyer

## Background Information

* This marks the engagement of Ryan and Sina

## Trivia

* Ally is going crazy home alone
* Ally wishes she had a kid to keep her company. Ryan tells her to slow down
* Ryan doesn't wanna hear anything about Ally's kid plans
* Ally says she has no idea who she is without Ross
* Ryan says that Ally is a Drama Queen
* Ally says she is alone since Friday and that's why she has done her Christmas shopping already
* Ryan suggests the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ally has never been there
* Ross won't be able to be at home for Christmas and neither can the rest of the Lynches/Ratliff
	+ Because all flights got cancelled
* Ally wants to spend Christmas with her family
* Ally didn't go with R5, because she shot A Part of Growing Up until last Tuesday
* Sina will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning with her family and then will join the Vegazes
* According to Ally is Ross over 1000 miles away
* It's their first Christmas with the entire family
* Ally hopes that Ryan will survive a vegetarian Christmas
* Ryan reveals that his entire family are vegetarians
* Ally jokes about making Ross a vegetarian
* Hayley got Peyton a watch for Christmas
* Ryan got Sina a necklace and a special surprise
* Ally thinks it's the worst christmas ever
* Ross surprises Ally for Christmas
* Daniella knew that the Lynches will be back in time
* Ally and Ross share a kiss underneath the mistletoe
* Ryan reveals that Sina's full name is Sina Lauren Trace
* Ryan proposes to Sina
Norman's Egg Salad

Cream Puff Murder

## Ingredients

* 4 cups peeled and chopped hard-boiled eggs\*\*\* ***(That's about a dozen extra large eggs—measure after chopping)***
	+ \*\*\*Norman says not to chop the eggs too finely—some large pieces are good because they give texture to the egg salad.
* ½ cup crumbled cooked bacon ***(make you own or use real crumbled bacon from a can—I used Hormel Premium Real Crumbled Bacon)***
* 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley ***(it's better if it's fresh, but you can use dried parsley flakes if you don't have fresh on hand)***
* ¼ cup grated carrots ***(for color and a bit of sweetness)***
* 4 ounces cream cheese
* ¼ cup sour cream
* ½ cup mayonnaise ***(I used Best Foods, which is Hellmann's in some states)***
* ½ teaspoon garlic powder ***(or ½ teaspoon freshly minced garlic)***
* ½ teaspoon onion powder ***(or 1 tsp freshly minced onion)***
* salt to taste
* freshly ground black pepper to taste

## Directions

* Peel and chop the hard-boiled eggs. Add the crumbled bacon, parsley and the grated carrots. Mix well.
* Put the cream cheese in a small bowl and microwave for 30 seconds on HIGH to soften it. If it can be easily stirred with a fork, add the sour cream and mayonnaise, and mix well. If the cream cheese is still too solid, give it another 10 seconds or so before you add the other ingredients.
* Stir in the garlic powder and onion powder.
* Add the cream cheese mixture to the bowl with the eggs and stir it all up. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, and chill until ready to serve.
* Serve by itself on a lettuce leaf, as filling in a sandwich, or stuffed in Hannah's Very Best Cream Puffs for a fancy luncheon.

Yield: Makes approximately a dozen superb egg salad sandwiches.
Nancy Dunn Bar Cookies

Plum Pudding Murder

## Ingredients

* 8-ounce package pitted dates, coarsely chopped
* 1 and ½ cups orange juice ***(I used Minute Maid)***
* 2 and ½ cups all-purpose flour ***(pack it down when you measure it)***
* 1 and ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1 and ½ cups softened butter ***(3 sticks, 12 ounces, ¾ pound)***
* 2 cups Quaker Oats ***(quick or old fashioned, uncooked)***
* 1 cups shredded coconut ***(for the batter)***
* 1 cup chopped nuts ***(walnuts or pecans)***
* ½ cup shredded coconut ***(for a topping)***

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* In a medium size saucepan combine the dates and the orange juice. Do not cover. Bring the mixture to a boil.
* Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
* Move the saucepan to a cold burner and let it cool.
* In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Mix it in thoroughly.
* Cut in the softened butter with a pastry blender, or two knives until the resulting mixture is crumbly. ***(You can also do this with a food processor and cold butter cut into pieces. Use the steel blade in an on and off motion until the mixture is crumbly.)***
* Stir in the oats, coconut, and nuts. Mix thoroughly.
* Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
* Measure out 4 cups of the oat mixture and set it on the counter to use for a topping. Press the remainder of the oat mixture in the bottom of your baking pan.
* Spread the date mixture evenly over the crust to within a quarter-inch of the edges.
* Sprinkle the date mixture with the remaining oat mixture.
* Sprinkle the remaining half-cup coconut on the top and pat it down gently.
* Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Cool completely in the pan on wire rack.
* When completely cool, cut into bars. Store them in a tightly covered container.

Yield: Makes 36, rich, delicious bars.
Sally's Apricot Bread

Devil's Food Cake Murder

## Ingredients

* 3/4 cup softened butter ***(1 and 1/2 sticks, 6 ounces)***
* 1 package ***(8 ounces)*** softened cream cheese ***(the brick kind, not the whipped kind)***
* 2 cups white sugar ***(granulated)***
* 2 beaten eggs ***(just whip them up in a glass with a fork)***
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 and 1/2 cups mashed apricots ***fresh apricots, peeled and sliced, OR canned, well-drained and pureed in blender.***
* 3 cups flour ***(don’t sift—pack it down in the cup when you measure)***
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup chopped pecans

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
* Beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar together until they’re nice and fluffy.
* Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
* Add the vanilla extract and mix thoroughly.
* Add Apricot to your mixing bowl. Mix well.
* In another bowl, measure out the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix them together.
* Gradually add the flour mixture to the apricot mixture, beating at low speed until everything is incorporated.
* Mix in the chopped pecans by hand.
* Coat the inside of two loaf pans with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray. Spoon in the batter, dividing it as equally as you can between the two pans.
* Bake at 350 degrees F. for approximately one hour, or until a long toothpick or skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. *(Eyla, my mini loaf pans took about 40-45 minutes, but I was using a convection oven.)*
* Check your loaves at 50 minutes. If you think the tops are browning too fast, tent a piece of foil over the top and continue to bake until done.
* Remove your pans from the oven and cool your loaves on a wire rack. Leave them in the pans for 30 minutes.
* When 30 minutes have passed, loosen the edges of your loaves by running a knife around the insides of the pans and then turn the loaves out onto the wire rack to cool completely.
* This is a dense, moist bread. It should be stored in a cool, enclosed place. When my loaves are completely cool, I slip them in food-size, sealable plastic bags and keep them in the refrigerator. You can also wrap them in a clean kitchen towel and store them in a breadbox…if they still make breadboxes, that is.
* This bread freezes beautifully if you wrap it in plastic wrap or foil and slip it into a sealable freezer bag.
* If you’d like to make mini apricot muffins, fill your mini muffin tins 3/4 full and bake them at 375 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly golden on top.

## Yield

This recipes makes two bread-sized loaves or 6 small loaves.
Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff and Noodles

Banana Cream Pie Murder

(This recipe is for a 5-quart slow cooker.)

## Ingredients

* 1 medium onion, diced
* 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken half-breasts *(9 or 10 pieces)*
* 8 oz fresh sliced mushrooms
* ½ teaspoon garlic salt
* ½ teaspoon onion salt
* ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1 can *(10 and ½ ounces)* condensed cream of mushroom soup
* 1 can *(10 and ½ ounces)* condensed cream of celery soup
* 1 packet *(1 ounce)* dry Ranch Dressing Mix
* 8-ounce package cream cheese, cut into cubes
* 1 cup *(8 ounces)* sour cream *(to add right before serving)*
* Hot cooked and buttered noodles of your choice *(cook right before serving)*

## Directions

* Spray the inside of the slow cooker with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
* Place the diced onion in the bottom of the crockpot.
* Arrange the chicken on top of the diced onion.
* Plug in the crock pot, turn it on LOW heat and let it cook for 5 to 6 hours.
* When the chicken is fork tender, turn off the crockpot, put on potholders, and lift the crock out of the crockpot. Set it on a cold burner on the stovetop.
* Take the top off the crockpot and let the chicken cool for a few minutes.
* Remove the chicken breasts, one by one, and place them on a platter.
* Set a large strainer in a bowl and, again using potholders, pour the liquid and onions into the strainer.
* Reserve the liquid for later use and return the onions caught by the strainer to the crock.
* Cut the chicken on the platter into bite-size pieces.
* Open the can of mushroom stems and pieces, drain off the liquid and add it to the onions in the crockpot.
* Return the pieces of chicken to the crockpot.
* Sprinkle the chicken with the garlic salt, onion salt, regular salt, and black pepper.
* Open the can of condensed cream of mushroom soup. Use a rubber spatula to remove the soup from the can and add it to the crockpot.
* Open the can of condensed cream of celery soup. Again, use the spatula to add it to the crockpot.
* Sprinkle the packet of dry Ranch Dressing mix over the top.
* Add the cubes of cream cheese.
Werner Herman's Catfish Bait

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*Jack Herman, Werner's son, contributed this recipe. Lisa says to warn you not to let anyone make this in your kitchen. Do it outside in a bowl that you can throw away. And for heaven's sake, keep it outside! Don't ever let anyone talk you into putting it into your refrigerator!*

**\*\*\*NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION\*\*\***

## Ingredients

* 1 pound chopped liver *(not the type you use for an appetizer but just any old kind of liver chopped up really fine.)*
* 1 small can very smelly cat food
* 1 small package Jell-O powder *(Jack says to tell you they like any flavor except grape—Lisa says Jack doesn't like grape Jell-O either.)*
* fat from 6 strips of bacon, fried crisp *(You can eat the bacon)*
* 2 cups melted Velveeta cheese *(the original flavor)*

## Directions

* Chop the liver, sprinkle the Jell-O over it, mix in the smelly cat food, and add the bacon fat. Drizzle the melted cheese over everything and stir to coat.
* Marinate *(Lisa suggested another word)* for a week in a cool place. *(NOT your refrigerator—use a cooler in the woodshed or outside on the back porch.)*

Yield: Makes all the bait you need to catch enough catfish for the annual Lion's Club fish fry.

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Roger Dalworth

## Bio

Roger is the only son and hire to Warren Dalworth

## Personality

He has an entitlement attitude toward life. He grew up very wealthy.

## Chronology by Novel

### Red Velvet Cupcake Murder

With his father dieing of cancer in the hospital, Roger and his fiancee Beverly Thorndike are the host of the grand opening of the renovated Albion Hotel.

Roger had learned from his father that he has a half-sister, Barbara Donnelly and that she would inherit a quarter of Warren's estate. Roger went into a killing rage over loosing any part of the inheritance, so tried to murder Barbara during the Grand opening gala.

When Beverly discovered that it was Roger that had attempted to kill Barbara, she blackmailed him for millions. Roger killed Beverly using tranquilizers mixed in with her thermos of coffee.
Too Easy Hotdish

**Too Easy Hotdish** is the eighteenth recipe featured in Apple Turnover Murder.

## Ingredients

* 1 and 1/2 lbs lean ground meat ***(you can use hamburger, pork, chicken, turkey, lean sausage, or venison -- any ground meat will do -- or you can use any leftover meat cut up into bite-size pieces)***
* 2 cans **(12-ounce)** condensed cream of almost anything soup ***(I usually use cream of celery or mushroom or chicken or any combination -- I'm not sure I'd use asparagus, but it might be good)***
* 1-pound package frozen potato nuggets ***(I used Tater Tots)***
* 1 cup shredded cheese ***(I used cheddar, but other cheeses are good too)***

## Directions

* Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit, rack in the middle position.
* Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
* Put the ground meat in the bottom of the pan, spreading it as evenly as you can. Press it down with your impeccably clean hands or the back of a metal spatula.
* Spoon the two cans of cream-of-whatever on top of the meat. Using a rubber spatula, spread the condensed soup over the meat as evenly as possible.
* Put the frozen potato nuggets on top of the soup in a single layer. Spread them out as evenly as you can.
* Sprinkle on the shredded cheese to top the potatoes.
* DO NOT COVER your hotdish with anything. Just slip the pan in the oven at 400 degrees F. and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the potatoes on top are browned and crispy.

## Yield

Mary says that accompanied by hot rolls and a tossed green salad, a pan of Too Easy Hotdish will serve 4 teenage boys or 6 normal adults.
Vanilla Nutmeg Sauce

Wedding Cake Murder

Yield: enough Vanilla Nutmeg Sauce to serve over 6 individual soufflés.

## Ingredients

* 1/2 teaspoon white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/3 cup flour ***(not sifted)***
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 additional cup of heavy cream
2 beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ounce ***(1/8 stick)*** salted butter

## Directions

* Combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg, and flour in a saucepan off the heat. Stir well.
* Gradually stir in the ilk and ONE CUP ONLY of the heavy cream. Leave the remainder of the heavy cream ***(1/3 cup)*** on the counter to warm to room temperature. You will add that later, after your sauce has been cooked.
* Blend the ingredients in the saucepan together off the heat.
* Turn the burner on MEDIUM HIGH heat and cook the contents of the saucepan, stirring constantly until thickened. ***(This takes about 10 minutes on my stovetop.)***
* Remove the saucepan from the heat, but LEAVE THE BURNER ON.
* Break the eggs into a small bowl and quickly beat them with a whisk until they're well mixed.
* Stir several Tablespoons of the hot mixture into the bowl with the eggs. Whisk until it's incorporated.
* SLOWLY pour the eggs into the saucepan with the hot mixture, whisking it all the while.
* Return the saucepan to the heat and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture is very thick.
* Remove the saucepan from the heat ***(you can turn off the burner this time)***. Add the vanilla, stirring it in quickly.
* Add the ounce of butter and stir it in until it's melted.
* Let the mixture cool until it is slightly warmer than lukewarm. Then stir in the third cup of heavy cream. Pour the sauce into a pitcher so that you can serve it with your soufflé.
Winthrop Harrington II

## Biography

**Winthrop Harrington II** Suave, sophisticated, handsome gent who claims to be a British lord visiting Lake Eden *for a lark*. Dates Delores Swensen.

## Relationships

Delores Swensen

Vanessa Quinn

## Chronology

In Fudge Cupcake Murder, Hannah discovers that her mother, Delores is being swept off of her feet by Winthrop Harrington II that she meets while taking dancing lessons at the Red Owl Dance Studio. He claims to be a British lord visiting Lake Eden *for a lark*.

In Sugar Cookie Murder, he arrives at the community Holiday Buffet with Delores and her daughters meet him for the first time. Hannah and her sisters are skeptical of his true identity and intentions.

In Peach Cobbler Murder, it is finally discovered that Winthrop is an escaped convict, con artist specializing in scamming wealthy older women out of money. Also, that Vanessa Quinn was his partner in many scams before he was arrested. He never named her as his accomplice. After Vanessa killed her husband with a goose down pillow and inherited all of his money, Bobby Joe Peters (Winthrop’s real name) wanted a cut but she refuses. He meant to kill her out of revenge but ended up by shooting Shawna Lee Quinn, thinking she was Vanesa.
Plum Pudding Murder

**Plum Pudding Murder** is the twelfth book of the *Hannah Swensen Mystery* series. It was released in 2009 and is the third *Holiday Mystery* title of the series.

## Short Summary

The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar—and murder ...

The Cookie Jar's busiest time of the year also happens to be the most wonderful time ... for Christmas cookies, Hannah's own special plum pudding—and romance! She also gets a kick out of “Lunatic Larry Jaeger’s Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot,” a kitschy carnival taking place smack-dab in the middle of the village green. But then Hannah discovers the man himself dead as a doornail in his own office ...

Now, with so many suspects to investigate and the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah's running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn't want her to see the New Year ...

**Includes Hannah’s favorite Christmas dinner recipes!**

## Main Characters

* Hannah Swensen
* Norman Rhodes
* Mike Kingston
* Luanne Hanks
* Moishe

## Minor Characters

* Larry Jaeger
* Delores Swensen
* Carrie Rhodes

## Trivia

* This is the third Joanne Fluke Holiday series book.
* Hallmark produced a movie on this book known as *Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery.*
	+ For a list of comparisons visit: Book and Movie Comparisons List
	+ This is the third book without a "cover gag" of any type in most forms.
Peach Cobbler Murder

The **Peach Cobbler Murder** is the seventh book in the *Hannah Swensen Mystery* series. It was originally released in 2005.

## Short Summary

With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble. . .

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. She's turned one of Lisa's favorite childhood treats into a spectacular Wedding Cookie Cake. And Lisa's aunt will be bringing her famous Peach Cobbler to the reception. But Hannah starts to steam when she finds out that Shawna Lee has been invited--and is bringing her own Peach Cobbler.

Hannah doesn't like having the Georgia Peach in the mix, especially when both Shawna Lee and Hannah's sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. Hannah has suspected that Mike is interested in more than Shawna Lee's baking abilities. So when she sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigates--and finds Shawna Lee shot to death.

Everyone in town knew the Cookie Jar was losing business to the Magnolia Bakery--a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the initial list of suspects. But with a little help from her friends, Hannah's determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act--and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder. . .

**Includes 10 original recipes for you to try!**

## Main Characters

* Hannah Swensen
* Mike Kingston
* Lisa Herman
* Andrea Todd
* Delores Swensen
* Bill Todd
* Norman Rhodes
* Shawna Lee Quinn
* Vanessa Quinn

## Quotes

* “A lock is only as good as the door.” (Chapter Three)
* “And even if cats were color-blind, a fact that she sometimes doubted, he was content with Hannah’s appearance as long as she kept his food bowl full.” (Chapter Three)
* “'The secret of high finance...if you really need a loan, you won't qualify. And if you don't need a loan, all the lenders will line up to give you money.'” (Perry, Chapter Five)

## Cover Gags

* On the fork handle is a small, silver skull and crossbones.
* The audio book cover has the skull in the whipped cream of the cobbler.

## Trivia

* This is the first cobbler title in the series.
Winnetka County Children's Home

## Book Reference

Apple Turnover Murder

The "Winnetka County Children's Home" is for orphans in the county. All of the children there are available for adoption, but it is underfunded and over crowed.

Every year the Children from the home attend a Christmas part at the Lake Eden Inn, which was featured in Candy Cane Murder.

Twins Perry and Sherri Connors are on the cusp of stardom as world class dancers when their plans are derailed in Apple Turnover Murder. Also in Apple Turnover Murder money is raised at the Lake Eden Combined Charities event for the Children's home among other worthy causes.
Sonny Bowman

## Books

Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

**Sonny Bowman** the star of a popular fishing TV show.

## Bio

Sonny Bowman, the star of Wally’s televised fishing show. Since he has become the host of the show, female viewership has risen.

But he knows nothing about fishing and doesn't care enough to learn. His assistant, Joey was the one that is the expert fisherman. He also has a problem with alcohol and he is a womanizer that was engaged four times before his engagement to Lily Wallace, Wally's daughter. It was her idea for him to be the star of the show.

## Appearance

*He was criminally handsome with sun-bleached hair and a physique that had obviously benefitted from frequent workouts at the gym*.

## Chronology by Novel

### Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

The evening of the first day of the Walleye Fishing Tournament he was in the lounge at the Lake Eden Inn and hitting up the wife of one of the competitors in the tournament. To prevent problems he was sidetrack from dancing with the wife and he moved on to hitting on Andrea who really didn't want to dance with him. the Swensen sisters and their mother came up with a plan and one after the other they cut in on each other, until it was Delores' turn. She promptly stepped on his foot, hard, and Mile and Lonnie caught him and carried him out of the lounge. This happened so quickly that not many people saw what happened. Once out of the lounge, Doc Knight gave him a mild tranquillizer and they put him to bed to sleep it off.

The next day while Hannah and Norman were out for a relaxing boat ride, they saw a boat that was going in wide circles, out near the Lily garden on Eden Lake. Using binoculars, they saw someone slumped over the wheel of the boat. After watching for awhile and not seeing the person move, Norman called Mike to alert him to a problem. When Mike and Lonnie arrived, they saw that it was Sonny and that he had been shot.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Caramel Pecan Roll Murder: A Delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 25) (p. 56). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Willa Sunquist

**Willa Sunquist** is a character in Key Lime Pie Murder. Secretly still married to Jess Reiffer (aka Tucker Smith). She is attending college while working as Pam Baxter's assistant student teacher (and rents Pam's basement) and helps in the Tri-County Summer Fair as a baking judge with Pam and Hannah. Willa dated an archaeology Professor Gordon Tate.
Pecan Chews

## Book Reference

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

**Pecan Chews** is the third recipe included in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. *Pecan Chews* are a regular cookie Hannah bakes at The Cookie Jar.

## Ingredients

* 1 cup butter *(2 sticks, 1/2 pound)*
* 3 cups brown sugar
	+ *There's no need to keep brown sugar in stock. It can be easily made with white sugar and molasses, 1/8 cup molasses for every 3 cups of white sugar. (That's how they manufacture it, really. And it'll save you from having to deal with all those lumps.) Just add the molasses to the white sugar and stir until it is thoroughly and evenly mixed in.*
* 4 eggs, beaten *(with a fork is fine)*
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 3 teaspoons vanilla
* 2 cups finely chopped pecans
* 4 cups flour

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.

* Melt butter and add brown sugar. Mix well and let cool. Add beaten eggs and mix. Add salt, baking soda, vanilla, and nuts. Mix well. Add flour and mix until flour is thoroughly distributed.
* Form dough into balls with fingers. *(Make them the size of a walnut with shell.)* Place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Press down with a spatula. *(Spray it with Pam first, or grease it.)*
* Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies set up on sheet for one minute, then remove them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Yield: 8 to 10 dozen, depending on cookie size.

## Hannah’s Note

*(There is no problem if your recipe calls for dark brown sugar, or light brown sugar--just mix in molasses until it's the right color.)*

## Trivia

*(Norman Rhodes adores these, and so does Bill.)*

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Smothered Chicken

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*Laura Jorgensen got this recipe from her friend, Dee Appleton, who lives in Texas! It's wonderful.*

### Ingredients

* 1 package boneless chicken breasts *(skinless is fine—my bag was 4 pounds and contained 7 large boneless skinless chicken breasts)*
* 1/2 cup butter *(1 stick, 1/4 pound)*
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1 Tablespoon Mrs. Knudson's Season Salt
* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/2 cup dried chopped onion
* 1 Tablespoon parsley flakes
* 1 teaspoon sweet basil *(not absolutely necessary, but adds a lot)*
* 1 teaspoon chervil *(not absolutely necessary, but adds a lot)*
* 1 cup dry white wine *(or water with a Tablespoon of red wine vinegar)*

### Directions

* Take out your largest frying pan and melt the butter on medium heat.
* Mix the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme and garlic powder in a bowl.
* Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture and brown it in the butter. *(If there's any flour left in the bowl, just dump it on top.)*
* Do the underside of the chicken breasts first, so that when you're finished browning both sides, the right side is up. *(This should take about five minutes per side.)*
* When the chicken is browned, sprinkle the dried onion, parsley, sweet basil, and chervil over the top. Then dump in the wine, turn the heat down to simmer and cover the pan. Let it cook for 45 minutes or until the chicken breasts are fully cooked.

*Laura serves this with egg noodles and makes a sauce. After removing the chicken to a platter with sides, I pour in a little more white wine or water and cook the pan drippings for 2 or 3 minutes until they're the right consistency. Laura serves this separately so folks can pour it over their noodles and chicken*.

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Fortaleza de Darkar

La **Fortaleza de Darkar** es un lugar de Magix, visto en la 2ª Temporada.

## Descripción

Se encuentra en el subterráneo. Dentro de una vasta, oscura y triste cueva. Es un gigantesco complejo angular de tres cumbre reservada pegadas al techo, como estalactitas. Es castillo de Darkar se encuentra en esta compleja estructura.

La atmósfera es realmente tensa y cuenta con varios muelles enormes y túneles retorcidos que aumentan la sensación de peligro y de ansiedad.

En las profundidades del castillo, un lago fue formado por gotas de agua que caían lentamente de las paredes rocosas y puntiagudas.
Winnetka County Sheriff's Office

## Book Reference

Frequently mentioned in the series

The *Winnetka County Sheriff's Office* is responsible for law and order for the entire county. The Sheriff is an elected position and when the series opens, Jim Grant is the Sheriff. Sheriff Grant had been elected for decades and he held on to his position, often unoppressed by intimidation and political savvy.

In Fudge Cupcake Murder Deputy Bill Todd is running against Sheriff Grant, and the Sheriff isn't happy. But then he is murdered. Senior Deputy Mike Kingston is the acting Sheriff until the elections, which since the ballet has already been set, Sheriff Grant could win. If that was the case someone else could be appointed for the Sheriff positions.

But Bill Todd won and is the Sheriff for the rest of the series.

**Detective's:**

* Senior Mike Kingston who is also in charge of the detectives.
* Bill Todd is Mike's partner, until he becomes the Sheriff.
* Rick Murphy - His partner is a newly promoted.
* Lonnie Murphy - Becomes Mike's partner.

There is a full compliment of Deputy Sheriffs, but they are never mentioned individually.

Barbara Donnelly is the long time Sheriff's secretary, but while she is out of Sheriff Grant's death, Shawna Lee Quinn fills in and makes it clear that she wants to be the head secretary.

Later, Ronni Ward is hired part-time as a fitness instructor, but she sets out to seduce every man of any importance in the department, until she is murdered. When she is murdered everyone of the dectectiv's and the sheriff are barred from investigating her death, a detectives from Minneapolis is brought in temporarily.
Vanilla Crack

**Vanilla Crack** is the first recipe featured in Apple Turnover Murder.

## Ingredients

* 1 box salted soda crackers ***(I used Saltines)***
* 2 sticks salted butter ***(1 cup, 8 ounces, 1/2 pound)***
* 1 cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup salted nut pieces

## Directions

* Preheat oven at 350° Fahrenheit, rack in the middle position.
* Line a 10-inch by 15-inch cookie sheet with heavy-duty foil. If you have a jellyroll pan, that's perfect. If you don't, turn up the edges of the foil to form sides.
* Spray the foil with Pam or other nonstick cooking spray.
* Cover the pan completely with a single layer of soda crackers, salt side up. Set the cracker-lined jellyroll pan or cookie sheet aside while you cook the topping.
* Combine the butter with the white sugar and vanilla in a heavy saucepan. Bring it to a full boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil it for exactly five minutes, stirring it constantly. If it sputters too much, you can reduce the heat. If it starts to lose the boil, you can increase the hear. Just don’t stop stirring.
* Pour the mixture over the soda crackers as evenly as you can.
* Sprinkle the salted nut pieces on top.
* Slide the pan into the oven and bake the cookies at 350 degrees F. for ten minutes.
* Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack.
* When the cookies have thoroughly cooled, peel off the foil, and break them into random-sized pieces.
White Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

This recipe is made in the microwave.

## Ingredients

* 2 Tablespoons ***(1 ounce, ¼ stick)*** salted butter
* 2 cups white chocolate chips or vanilla baking chips ***(I used Nestlé)***
* 1 can ***(14 ounces)*** sweetened condensed milk ***(NOT evaporated milk—I used Eagle Brand)***

## Directions

* Place the butter in the bottom of a microwave-safe bowl. ***(I used a quart Pyrex measuring cup.)***
* Place the white chocolate chips on top of the butter.
* Pour in the 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk.
* Heat on HIGH for 1 minute. Then remove from the microwave and stir with a heat-resistant rubber spatula.
* Return the bowl to the microwave and heat for another minute.
* Let the bowl sit in the microwave for 1 minute and then take it out ***(careful—it may be hot!)*** and set it on the counter. Attempt to stir it smooth with the heat-resistant spatula.
* If you can stir the mixture smooth, you're done. If you can't stir it smooth, return the bowl to the microwave and heat on HIGH in 30-second intervals followed by 1 minute standing time, until you can stir it smooth.
* To frost your White Chocolate Brownies, simply pour the frosting over the top of your brownies, using the heat-resistant rubber spatula to smooth the frosting into the corner.
* Let the frosted brownies cool to room temperature until the frosting is "set". Then cover with a sheet of foil and store them in a cool place.
* When you're ready to serve, cut the White Chocolate Brownies into brownie-size pieces. They are rich so serve them with icy cold glasses of milk or cups of strong coffee.

**Lisa's Note: We always make these brownies and Double Fudge Brownies for Valentine's Day. We like to decorate these with maraschino cherries cut in half lengthwise. We cut them BEFORE we make the frosting so that we're ready to push them into the frosting before it "sets".**
Dickfellig

A **Dickfellig** (*DIK-fay-likh*; Ger. "thick-skinned") is a rhinoceros-like Wesen that was first seen in "Last Grimm Standing".

## Characteristics

When Dickfellig woge, both sides of their faces gain hard, bumpy skin, and they grow one or two rhinoceros-like horns, with the primary horn sprouting out of their nose. Some Dickfellig also have a secondary, smaller one that emerges out of their forehead when they woge. The skin of some Dickfellig also turns gray. Dickfellig sometimes have glowing red eyes, which, like many Wesen, they are able to specifically focus their woge to.

They are also superhumanly strong and durable, as was evident when Brian Cooney briefly held his own against a Skalenzahneand, on a separate occasion, was willing to take on Nick upon first seeing him.

Unlike the rhinoceros, which relies on its nose for navigation, the Dickfellig's vision is about the same as any other human. Like humans, it is diurnal, so seeing at night requires some time for adjustment. ("The Chopping Block")

## Behavior

Unlike many Wesen, most Dickfellig don't fear Grimms; however, they are still wary of them, and if they have not seen a Grimm and have just learned about their fearsome reputation, as was the case with Big John, they will be very fearful of them. ("Lost Boys") Based on a description of one by Trubel, they attack by charging at an intended target.
Period

A period is a time where a designated ruler reigns.

## Period 1

The First Period is what’s known as the “Unknown Period”. Not much is known of this period. This is said to be the creation of all Kinds.

## Period 2

In the Second Period, the earliest tribes of the Taydus started making tipis and huts. The Blurs are established.
Kinds

There are very diverse Kinds (ethnicities) of the Land. They are Taydus, Olynth, Raiders, Gardodts, and Autonomous.

Before the Olynth-Gardodt war, everything in Iberd made sense, well except for the disappearance of the Blurs. Everyone got along somewhat and if someone had a problem with someone else, they would contact Iberd Castle, be locked in a cell together, put in an arena, or one of the two was exiled.
Olynth

The Olynths are the Industrially inclined Kind of the Land. They’re the type of “eat healthy foods” sort of people “Garbage in, Garbage out” is the motto of this Kind. Olynyth is the Iberen word for “fit warrior”, whereas the Olynyth believe the easiest way to look fit is to eat healthy. They sell their technologies for incredibly expensive prices because they believe the more money a person has, the better they are. For instance, they sold the Taydus they Bronze Horses and Mag-Grip Lassos. They aren’t as no about as the other ethnicities, and because of that, they are a force to be reckoned with.
Gardodts

The Gardodts are a Kind in the game.

These farmers are the nicest ethnicity you’ll find throughout the Land. They mass-produce livestock, ammunition, food, purified water and all necessities and then resell them to the Olynyths as a sort of “payback” for the hurt they’ve caused them. Gardodts can be religious, but they also can have no beliefs. No matter what, the Gardodts follow the “Farmers Creed” a set of rules that decides the fate of these humble people. But, there are some unwritten rules that the Gardodts follow. For example, one is “the more the better.” This rule is for every resource available (including food and water). Using an excess is considered treason. More than farming, the Gardodts can provide temporary shelter for children or teenagers that are not yet old enough to work and do not have parents. If a foster parent is considered to be unjust or unsafe, that Gardodt adult is punished based on how they treated said child.
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## Setting and Story

The game takes place in Iberd, a fairly small state in the Quep Galaxy. The story for this game goes as such; the player's lover is stolen while the player is taking a trip to an abandoned subway system to take photographs of influential art. The premise of the game is for the the player to find their lover.

## Background

In the land of Iberd, there is but one large Kingdom. It was said to have been built by the gods. Surrounding it is the railways and many civilizations. Iberd was but a state in the 25 of the much expansive lands of Pleccith. Outside of this, there are 13 more countries, some with water around them, some adjacent. Outside of this, there are there are 6 planets, all orbiting Shrinth, or “bright giver” in Iberen. Then, there are three Huun-Fehns or “dark givers”. Time is split into “twers” (t’vairs) by the Ibers. One twer is the amount of time it takes for the planet to see the Shrinth. There are 25 twers in a thron, 5 in a wer (vair) and 10 throns in a Shrinthe. Every 10 Shrinthes, a new ruler is chosen for the Kingdom. This is called a Period.

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Taydus

Taydus are savage hunters of the Land. They know the lands and animals of the land better than any other Kind. They wear clothes and leaves and often cover themselves in mud while hunting to mask their scent. They also have distinct markings in ink to show their rank. The more ink, the higher their rank. The Taydus Kind built huts or “tipis” and thrive in them. They call these huts their home and it is said that a Taydus Tribal will protect their hut with their life. If not, they don’t deserve to have it.
Raiders

The Raiders are a Kind in the game.

The Raiders are as savage as they get. They kill, murder, rape, sell and use drugs, and traffic weapons as well as humans. There are multiple variations of Raiders and they are all bad news. People often talk of people being abducted in the middle of the night to be put into the Raiders. Other people talk about how the Raiders are recruiting the ranks of children as young as seven to fight alongside them. Plenty of people talk bad about the Raiders and they deserve it. They often host some sort of “Battle Arena” where two or more people can duke out their differences. Often intoxicated, the Raiders think the arena is a bit of a great idea. Within their ranks, there are rules to be followed and the breaking of these rules is often punishable by death.