Joanne Fluke’s second novel in the Hannah Swensen series is titled “Strawberry Shortcake Murder.” Hannah Swensen, the chief judge of Hartland Flour’s inaugural Dessert Bake-Off in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is the central character of the narrative.
But the stakes get higher when fellow judge Coach Boyd Watson is discovered dead, facedown in Hannah’s famous strawberry shortcake. Hannah discovers a list of potential suspects after breaking into the coach’s personal life. Hannah ends up on the “necessary ingredients” list in this exciting mystery-suspense novel.