Red Velvet Cupcake Murder

A Hannah Swensen Mystery with Recipes!

By: Joanne Fluke

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Joanne Fluke’s cozy mysteries grow in popularity with each new series entry.

One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge. But when a party guest falls from the hotel roof, festivities come to a screeching halt - and Hannah becomes the surprising target of a murder investigation.

©2013 H.L. Swensen, Inc. (P)2013 Recorded Books

Hard time getting through this one

What did you like best about Red Velvet Cupcake Murder? What did you like least?

The story was slow moving and I'm getting a little 'over' the Mike and Norman thing, just too unrealistic and with each book gets even more unrealistic. I always get the urge to bake when listening to this series, my husband loves it. : )

Would you recommend Red Velvet Cupcake Murder to your friends? Why or why not?

I do like the 'cozy' feel of these books. That said, my 13 year old niece loves this series but I wouldn't want her listening to this particular one because of some sexual innuendo (which really surprised me).

Could you see Red Velvet Cupcake Murder being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No

More than One

This was a great changE of pace with 3 people involvement. Not a fixation on Hannah, her size, hair color and etc. It correlated together beautifully. Love to see more of these.

Humor, Mystery, Romance and a Cat

This one was great! There is humor spread throughout, a cozy mystery, a cozy romance, delicious sounding recipes, and of course, a cat. This one kept me entertained and focused. Great job to both author, Joanne Fluke, and narrator, Suzanne Toren.

Very cute and easy listening

Would you consider the audio edition of Red Velvet Cupcake Murder to be better than the print version?

No...because of the receipes..i want them...in my catalog

What about Suzanne Toren’s performance did you like?

I love Suzanne Toren as a narrator...she makes the story better. I also listened to her with the Team of rivals Lincoln story...and that's when i became a follower.

Any additional comments?

The receipes were a bonus this is my first Joanne Fluke, I commute and i just wanted something easy to listen to...and this was just perfect.

The receipes destroy the flow

This is not my normal cup of tea but it was on special so i took a chance. The recipes at the end of each chapter destroy the flow and should be at the end of the book in the audio version of such books in my opinion.

The author may know cooking but unless building regulations and occupancy rules are different in the US, she knows Nada about building codes etc so you have to take the parts of the book that take part in the newly refurbished building with a giant block of rock salt and throw what you know about such things out the window

Again assuming the codes for public safety and buildings are roughly the same in the US

No one from the general public would be allowed onto a floor without a fixed unmovable barrier around any exposed perimeter. In fact i doubt if they would have allowed public access to a building for a viewing with a party in the building, at all! in its incomplete state. Normally occupancy or access by the general public would not be allowed unless all safety regulations, fixtures, doors, emergency lighting, balustrades and perimeter fencing/walls had been passed by inspectors and the relevant authorities.

All units, etc refurbished and new would have two fire stairs and they would have emergency lighting both in the stairs and on each level of each floor complete with exits clearly lit and marked. Fire stair doors would be accessible from each floor and the doors at the bottom of the stairs would be unlocked from the inside only to allow access to the street from inside each stairwell. For power failures, Fires etc

In spite of the above its not a bad book even though the Culprit was pretty obvious ( at least to me) from the very beginning of the book and became pretty much set in concrete with a blazing neon sign flashing over the villain well before the end.

Better than a lot of the other books of this type that now appear to have inundated the thriller genre

I still believe that books that contain recipes or patterns, etc between chapters should have such things placed at the end of the book to stop such things breaking the flow of the story when made into an Audio Book.

Red Velvet Cupcake Murder

Love the story! I love the recipes that are given throughout the story. I love the narrator- Suzanne

Easy listen

Cute story. Agree with other reviewer that recipes are a bit distracting. But being a cook, some sound really good. Wish “in book descriptions” a little shorter and have PDF available to access for the details of recipes.

I just don’t know

Hannah finds herself in hard position again and she sure likes to keep you hanging. I have listen to this series book after book and I’m still feel like I’m right beside her at the cookie jar.

Move the recipes they ruin the flow

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I do not like that the recipes have been left in the middle of the books. When I listen to the Goldy Bear mysteries they have moved all the recipes to the end of the recording so it doesn't break up the stories.

Was Red Velvet Cupcake Murder worth the listening time?

yes

Entertaining but Predictable

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I believe I bought this book on sale ... good value if I did. Hopefully I didn't use a "good" credit on this one. The book was mildly entertaining - wish I had the recipes in writing as I would love to try a couple. An easy book to listen to.