Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

By: Joanne Fluke

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Not even Lake Eden’s nosiest residents suspected Hannah Swensen would go from idealistic newlywed to betrayed wife in a matter of weeks. But as a deadly mystery unfolds in town, the proof is in the pudding....

When The Cookie Jar becomes the setting of a star-studded TV special about movies filmed in Minnesota, Hannah hopes to shine the spotlight on her bakery - not the unsavory scandal swirling around her personal life. But that’s practically impossible with a disturbing visit from the shifty character she once believed was her one and only love, a group of bodyguards following her every move, and a murder victim in her bedroom.

Now, swapping the crime scene in her condo for her mother Delores’ penthouse, Hannah and an old flame team up to solve a case that’s messier than an upended chocolate cream pie.

As suspects emerge and secrets hit close to home, Hannah must serve a hefty helping of justice to an unnamed killer prowling around Lake Eden...before someone takes a slice out of her!

©2019 H.L. Swensen, Inc. (P)2019 Recorded Books

The continuing story of Hannah Louise Swenson

Struggled a bit because just like in the book, there are recipes at the end of each chapter. Audiobooks that are cozy murder mysteries with recipes really should move all the recipes to an end chapter. I pretty much didn't get most of the recipes because it would mean going back (and figuring out where since I usually am driving or have full hands and can't bookmark).

Back to Hannah

Much better than the past two books. Loved the foreshadowing!!! Great setup for the next book.

Put more fire back in Hannah

Good story line, but sometimes Hannah feels too weak and needy... Hanging on too long. I hope she regains her fire and spicy self.

Grateful for audiobooks

I really liked the voice of the narrator.
I started reading this book a while ago, then life happened, and I had a car accident, and I was unable to bend my head down to read, and unable to lift my arms to hold the book, so I decided to try listening to the audiobook so I could finish the story. This audiobook has helped me keep my mind active while laying and recovering. Thank you!

Fluke is phoning it in

This book was really disappointing. Twenty-five or so chapters to get to the murder, then it’s all wrapped neatly up almost by accident. The books used to be 25% recipes and 75% actual crime solving, now they’re 75-25 the other way and I think this is the last one I’m going to buy.

A real shocker with a surprise ending.

I have always enjoyed Joanne's books and this one has some excellent recipes to go with it.

Whoooo....

I had the murderer identified but not the reason....but the other plot twist....hold on to your steering wheel!

Broken consistency, need to work on recipe

Love the recipes, like the story itself, didn’t like the inconsistencies across the series as a whole. In this book, someone who was killed in a previous book is alive again, names were switched around, and several memories in this book don’t parallel the series. This is true with other books in the series, but not as blatant as this particular volume.
Suzanne Toren does a wonderful job reading this series.
Order the book for recipes and story, and I hope Joanne Fluke can fix these inconsistencies in future editions, the next book, and beyond.

To many recipe interruptions

I have enjoyed the entire series, but this one had entirely to many recipe interruptions. In the book you can jump reading them until you want to make one, but listening was distracting. I suggest the recipes for the audible books be moved to the end of the book, so that the flow of the story can continue.

More murder in Lake Eden

It's always fun to see who Hannah will find murdered next. Well narrated and intetesting story. The recipes come at the end of each chapter, so it's easy to jump to the next chapter if you don't care to hear them.