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It promises to be a busy week for Hannah Swensen Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce booth at the fair shes also judging the baking contest acting as a magicians assistant for her business partners husband trying to coax Moishe her previously rapacious feline to end his hunger strike and performing her own private carnival act by juggling the demands of her mother and sisters With so much on her plate its no wonder Hannah finds herself on the midway only moments before the fair closes for the night As the lights click off she realizes that shes not alone among the shuttered booths and looming carnival attractions After hearing a suspicious thump she goes snooping - only to discover Willa Sunquist a student teacher and fellow bake contest judge dead alongside an upended key lime pie But who would want to kill Willa and why Before long Hannah is sifting through motives and a list of suspects which include a high school student Willa flunked the hot-blooded brothers of a disqualified beauty contestant a rodeo cowboy a baking competitor who failed to win her yearly blue ribbon and the college professor Willa was dating As fair week draws to a close Hannah cranks up the heat hoping that the killer will get rattled and make a mistake If that happens she intends to be there even if it means getting on a carnival ride that could very well be her last.
About the Author
Joanne Fluke is the multi-book New York Times bestselling Cozy Mystery author of over 20 novels in the Hannah Swensen Mysteries series. Like Hannah Swensen, she was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota, but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swensen mystery, "Coconut Layer Cake Murder" ( available on Amazon.com for pre-order NOW!) Readers are welcome to contact her at the following e-mail address; Gr8Clues@joannefluke.com, or by visiting her website at www.JoanneFluke.com.
