Once was sufficient to let new readers know, and then the continual description of what the cats were doing could have stopped. But for long time readers, it’s getting old (although not as old as the “triangle”)- However, the ‘chase” game did not need to be mentioned multiple times in the same book. I understand that for some readers this may have been the first book by her to read- so yes, you’d need to know about the game. In the latest book, Red Velvet Cupcake Murder, the reader saw multiple mentions to the “chase” game that Moishe and Cuddles partake in each time they are together. But at times it feels like they are “filler” to meet the quota of pages. Don’t get me wrong- they sound good for the most part. So when she did write one- I thought “OK, maybe we’ll cut back just a teeny bit on the recipes”- but no, they have been increasing. This is what I like about the cozy series- but lately, it just seems that besides no movement on the romance front- that Joanne Fluke is more interested in writing a cookbook. Now, I know cozy books usually have recipes mixed in with the plot, that the characters are part of the charm of the cozy world and the crimes are not graphic. But, other cozy mystery writers (see Jenn McKinlay, Denise Swanson, Cleo Coyle) address the issue of romance, without it being lewd and bed-hopping- thus making the romance aspect more believable. It even made sense for several books- Hannah had been involved in a brief affair with a college TA (with a fiancee), and was still smarting from being duped by him. At first, I appreciated that aspect- I don’t want to read a cozy where the “romance” scenes are hot and heavy all the time- I even thought it was refreshing to see a character that wasn’t bed-hopping, or had lewd references all the time. Beyond.Īnd the romance- well neither romance is hot and heavy. This “triangle” was cute for awhile- but 11 books later0 it’s grown beyond old. We’re now on book 18 and Hannah is still dating both men. Both men proposed to Hannah in Peach Cobbler Murder (the 7th book in the series) and she told them both she wasn’t ready and would let them know who she chooses when she’s ready.
She begun dating Norman Rhodes, the town dentist, and Mike Kingston, detective on Lake Eden’s police force, early in the series- and has continued to date both of the men throughout the series. The escapades, the small-town charms, and her dating life. She was a tad off-beat, not a size 6 and gorgeous character, and smart- something that, at the time, was a bit lacking in characters.Īs I began to read the first book, and more in the series- I enjoyed Hannah and her family. I read her 2nd book, Strawberry Shortcake Murder, and thought that it was quite enjoyable- a good town, nice characters, and a heroine who was funny, and charming in her own ways. Self-preservation that makes her uneasy? And then there are the images starting to fill her head-pictures of life at odds with everything she’s been told.Īs Maura begins to piece together the fragments of her previous life, she grows convinced that her car crash was no accident.Joanne Fluke was my first introduction to the world of cozy books. Maura can’t even be sure that everyone around her is who they claim to be. Maura has no recollection of her husband, her daughter, or her busy, glamorous existence as the owner of a Beverly Hills boutique. The last thing Maura Thomas remembers before her car careened over a steep embankment is having dinner with her college roommate…over twenty years ago. Deadly Memories – A little knowledge is a dangerous thing… These seemingly random acts lead police chief Steve Radke to Michele, who could be the next pawn in a madman s chess game of life and death, good versus evil. Next, a vicious hate crime puts a man in the ICU.Īnd locked away in the Holy Rest mental ward, a deranged man of the cloth prays for more sinners to be punished and waits for a sign from above.
A local activist has been found murdered, his body frozen like a statue and placed in a Winter Carnival ice sculpture display.
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Hannah Swensen Series Books in Order by Joanne Fluke Book NameĪs a family clinic administrator, Michele Layton has seen her share of suffering.
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