I did finish the book. Barely. Things I didn't like:* The recipes have cheesy notes in them, like (if you can't get key limes, use regular lime juice). The notes are bold italics, so they look more important than the actual ingredient.* There are constant admonitions to "just beat the eggs in a glass with a fork"* The writing is awful. This book reads like a first draft that hasn't been edited. Wordy, clunky, and generally annoying. Please recognize that this criticism comes from someone who rea...

Joanne Fluke's books seem to get better and better. This one had a great plot with several twists and turns and I enjoyed that. I like how Michelle has joined the clan more often and that Delores wasn't as involved in this book as much, she can be too much. Looking forward to 9.5 :)

Key Lime Pie MurderAuthor: Joanne FlukePublisher: Kensington Publishing Corp, 2007Genre: Mystery342 pagesIn the wintertime when it finally gets chilly here in the South, I love to spend a Sunday afternoon on the sofa with my chihuahuas, a warm blanket & fuzzy socks, a cup of hot tea, and a cozy mystery novel. Cozies range from cute kitschy stories with sleuth dogs and cats to more serious mysteries, but they all follow some basic rules: keep it light...no hard core spurting blood or profanities;...

It’s summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah’s cat Moisha is acting strangely, there’s a fair on, which means temptation in the form of all things fried candy bars, and of course, a baking contest to judge. And wherever Hannah goes? Murder follows. So many yummy recipes in this one, plus lots of fun scenes at the fairgrounds. The judging of the baking competition got into lots of different pies, which is going to get me on a pie kick for sure, especially with that key lime! When one of the judges...

Goodness, this was a slog.Now, apparently this is a series, and I haven't read any of the books before it, so it's possible there's some subtext I'm not getting which would have made it more interesting. But, as it stands, it feels more like Joanne Fluke really wanted to write a cookbook, but was laboring under the misconception that all books needed to have a story contained within them, so she dashed out a plot as quickly as possible about a lady named Hannah and her quest to eat a deep fried

3 stars to Joanne Fluke's Key Lime Pie Murder. The 9th book in the Hannah Swensen series delivers good cozy fun and is a simple, quick and easy read for fans. But I'm getting a bit concerned with the love story Hannah can't resolve -- choose one, Hannah, or abandon them for Ross! Story The carnival blows into Lake Eden full of quirky new folks, interesting little dramas for the townspeople and strange connections to the past. Hannah's asked to be 1 of 3 judges in the baking contest and consume...

I'll be a very happy person if all my cozy mysteries are as good as this one. After scoring 1 star in the last 3 books - after which I took a long hiatus from reading these books - in the series, this one surprised me. The irritating characters were not themselves, and that helped. Also I'm quite smug about this book. Not that because I divined the culprit, but because I caught Hannah Swensen, the well educated grammar Nazi, misusing an expression. We don't say hold down the fort, but hold the

This was a really good mystery but the love triangle with Hannah, Norman, and Mike is getting a bit tiresome. I adore Hannah's cat Moishe- he is one of my favorite cozy mystery cats!After reading this book, I have a strange curiosity about what a deep fried milky way tastes like but I think I will be okay if I never try one haha.

Recipes galore and a fun read. She is a good mystery writer for women. No gore. Nothing to gross one out and give you nightmares. A good women's writer.

If I were a fictional character planning on murdering someone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, I would first ensure that Hannah Swensen, baker-sleuth-extraordinaire, was indefinitely incapacitated, because it would seem that none of these murders-- the recipients of whom she always just happens to come across right after the deed has been done-- would be solved without her saavy (savvy? I can never remember) amateur skills. This is the 9th book in a series that is currently 14 books long, and the premis...

I loathed this book. The series started off so cute for me. I was thrilled to find a series with no bad language, no sex --nothing objectionable so that I would feel embarrassed if my oldest child picked it up. It's all gone downhill.I was actually listening to the book on CD, and when I got to the point when Hannah inevitably finds a dead body, (and where she was musing that she ought to seek Mike's help). She started rationalizing that if she was wrong she'd look like a fool, and I knew she wa...

I absolutely love the characters in the Hannah Swenson series. I enjoyed seeing more of Hannah's younger sister, Michelle, as well as the affection between Norman (one of Hannah's suitors) and her cat Moishe. This books was a little less focused on the romantic triangle, and a little more focused on the community, the mystery, and Hannah's family, which is why I like it better than #8 in the series. But I really do wish Hannah would fish or cut bait when it comes to the men in her life.I'm looki...

Great addition, loving this series.

There was only one thing to do. Perhaps it was the wrong thing, but that had never stopped her before. Hannah has been chosen as one of the judges for the baking contest at the Tri-County Fair in Lake Eden, Minnesota. While her sisters are competing for the pageant and the mother-and-daughter beauty contest, Hannah, who's always been better at baking cookies in her store than at looking pretty, works with the other chefs and experts in town, tasting and judging an endless amount of cupcakes, coo...

I'm still enjoying this series (it keeps my reading balanced when I'm also halfway through a horror novel or psychological thriller), but I have to wonder about the murder per capita in such a small town. And then there's Hannah's mom, who calls half a dozen times a day, sometimes at six in the morning. Eek!!! Now that's scary. I liked the mystery, as well as the fairground settings. Although now I want a deep fried Snickers bar ...

Entertaining cozy mystery! This was a fun adventure that featured cowboys, desserts, and a murder mystery. I enjoyed trying to figure out who committed the crime. Delightful twists kept me guessing.Content: alcohol

Lipsmackingly delicious slice of mystery pieThe ninth in the series is exactly what one would expect, yummy and dependable to deliver that specific Hannah charm and the sweet aromas of the Cookie Jar to keep the mind wrapped around sweets half the time, I never crave chocolate and coffee as when I read these books, it's just insane! The baker /sleuth combo is quite tasty when one reaches for this book, Hanna is the owner of the Cookie Jar and along with her coworkers, friends and family this sma...

Boring book, boring town, great recipes.That for me sums up Key Lime Pie Murder. I usually love books centered around food because they tend to be charming and incorporate a dash of sensuality. This was not the case with this book. Hannah Swensen is the full-time owner of a local bakery and part-time detective. When she finds Willa, a bake and beauty contest judge dead, she sets out to find the killer and bring him to justice.Great mysteries are known for their tight pacing and "never-let-up" su...

Joanne Fluke should just do cookbooks.Seriously, her recipes are great, at least all the ones I've tried. But the characters and stories in this series? They're stale. They need to actually DO something, grow, or just get new characters all together. This is the last of this series I'm going to read. Hannah is still in the middle of a love triangle, one where she's kissing and thinking about forever with two different guys... and it's enough already. I find it impossible to believe that they're

It’s county fair time and Hannah’s entire family is involved. Actually, it seems like the whole town is at the fair. Including the murder victim and her killer. Hannah is a judge for the bake goods at the fair, and her younger sister is a beauty contestant. But when one of the people involved with the beauty contest is found murdered, Hannah’s main interest shifts to finding the killer. Still, she finds time to run her bakery, to judge contests, to worry about her cat’s lack of appetite, and to