And when Hannah's mother's antique Christmas cake knife disappears, its discovery in the décolletage of the new-and now late-Mrs. His ex-wife, however, seems as cool as chilled eggnog. The recently divorced Martin Dubinski arrives at the buffet with his new Vegas showgirl wife-all wrapped up in glitter and fur. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday Buffet Cookbook. 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. Surrounded by her loved ones, she has all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas-until murder is added to the mix. The holidays are the icing on the cake for bakery owner Hannah Swensen.

Includes over 10 luscious holiday recipes! Whether a gift for yourself or that special someone on your list, there's no better way to spend the holidays than with these tantalizing mysteries of murder… Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane that was found smashed to bits by a corpse's body to unlock the doors of Christmas past-and find a killer who got away with murder. 'Candy Canes Of Christmas Past' By Leslie Meier Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer…

'The Dangers Of Candy Canes' By Laura LevineĪ wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle… But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit… ‘Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney.

'Readers can't help but love Lake Eden and its warm and welcoming inhabitants.' - Romantic Times Includes Hannah's favorite Christmas dinner recipes! 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. But then Hannah discovers the man himself dead as a doornail in his own office. 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. As a shadow hangs over her friends' Christmas wedding, Hannah's determined to cook a killer's goose before anyone else gets burned. The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar-and murder.

Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke