Blackberry Pie Murder

In this "witty" New York Times bestseller, a sleuthing baker hits someone with her car-and then has to unravel the mystery behind his identity (Publishers Weekly).

It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body-a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery… or can she?

Life is never really quiet for Hannah. After all, her mother's wedding is about a month away and guess who's in charge of the planning? Just when Hannah believes her biggest challenge will be choosing buttercream or fondant for the cake, she accidentally hits a stranger with her cookie truck while driving down a winding country road in a raging thunderstorm. Hannah is wracked with guilt, and things get even worse when she's arrested-for murder! But an autopsy soon reveals the mystery man, his shirt covered in stains from blackberry pie, would have died even if Hannah hadn't hit him. Now, to clear her name, she'll have to follow a trail of pie crumbs to track down the identity of the deceased, find out how he wound up in her path-and get herself to the church on time…

"If your reading habits alternate between curling up with a good mystery or with a good cookbook, you ought to know about Joanne Fluke."-Charlotte Observer