Sugar Cookie Murder

The **Sugar Cookie Murder** is the six book of the *Hannah Swensen Mystery* series. It was originally released in 2004 and is the first *Holiday Mystery* title of the series.

## Short Summary

***The holidays are the icing on the cake for bakery owner Hannah Swensen. Surrounded by her loved ones, she has all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas—until murder is added to the mix . . .***

When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion—and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday Buffet Cookbook.

The recently divorced Martin Dubinski arrives at the buffet with his new Vegas showgirl wife—all wrapped up in glitter and fur. His ex-wife, however, seems as cool as chilled eggnog. And when Hannah’s mother’s antique Christmas cake knife disappears, its discovery in the décolletage of the new—and now late—Mrs. Dubinski puts the festivities on ice.

With everyone stranded at the community center by a blizzard, Hannah puts her investigative skills to the test, using the ingredients at hand: half the town of Lake Eden—and a killer. Now, as the snowdrifts get higher, it’s up to Hannah to dig out all the clues—and make sure that this white Christmas doesn’t bring any more deadly tidings . . .

## Main Characters

* Hannah Swensen
* Andrea Todd
* Bill Todd
* Delores Swensen
* Michelle Swensen
* Norman Rhodes
* Mike Kingston
* Doc Knight

## Other Characters

* Brandi Wyen
* Tracey Todd
* Martin Dubinski
* Shirley Dubinski
* Edna Ferguson
* Dr. Bob Hagaman
* Florence Evans
* Grandma McCann,
* Janice Cox,
* Lisa Herman,
* Luanne Hanks
* Nettie Grant
* Shawna Lee Quinn
* Al Percy
* Barbara Donnelly
* Grandma Ingrids
* Mr. Whiskers
* Kurt Howe
* Claire Rodgers
* Phil Plotnik
* Sue Plotnik
* Kevin Plotnik
* Clara Hollenbeck
* Marguerite Hollenbeck
* Pam Baxter
* Mayor Bascomb
* Stephanie Bascomb
* Del Woodley
* Danielle Watson
* Rose McDermott
* Trudi Schumann
* Beth Halvorsen
* Kirby Wells
* Ken Purvis
* Earl Flensburg
* Rod Metcalf
* Rick Murphy
* Bertie Straub
* Drew Vavra
* Laura Jorgensen
* Reverend Knudson
* Grandma Knudson
* Immelda Giese
* Lucy Dunwight
* Vera Olsen

## Locations

Quick Stop, Red Owl Grocery Store, Lake Eden Community Center

## Quotes

* “*P.S. If it's not a secret, will you tell me how you got my dollhouse inside our living room last Christmas? I know it's too big to fit down the chimney. I measured.*” (Tracey Todd, Chapter Fifteen)
* “Hannah could hear Andrea panting as she started the engine and pulled away from the curb into the swirling blanket of white snow that awaited them." (Chapter Twenty)
* “'I know dentists take some of the same classes doctors do. And so I was hoping that...do you know how to deliver a baby, Norman?'” (Andrea Todd, Chapter Twenty)

## Cover Gags

* The covers feature a surprised snowman cookie with skull and crossbones buttons.
* The green background cover has a waft of smoke shaped like a skull.
* The red background cover has a broken gingerbread man with blood under it.

## Trivia

* This is the second cookie title in the series.
* This is the first Joanne Fluke Holiday Series book.