Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Outstanding praise for Joanne Fluke’s delectable Hannah Swensen mysteries!

LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER

“Fun…frothy…Enticing recipes for cookies and other treats, presented with helpful procedural hints, are an extra bonus.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A wonderful mystery…This book is as warm and cozy as a dozen Cinnamon Crisps! This series may remind some of another well-known series that includes recipes, but it is better!”

—Cozies, Capers, and Crimes

“A delicious reading experience.”

—The Midwest Book Review

“Fluke imparts a feeling of fun in her books that makes reading them a delight. The addition of mouth-watering recipes that are mentioned throughout the story clinches the popularity of this series.”

—Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX)

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN MURDER
(A BOOKS SENSE 76 TOP TEN MYSTERY PICK)

“A delightful confection.”

—Library Journal

“In her third top-of-the-line culinary cozy, the delightful amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen once again faces murder and mayhem with good cheer. Delicious food descriptions and recipes, warm and familiar characters who grow into real people, a vivid picture of the small lake town and a well-crafted mystery provide the ingredients for yet another tempting feast that should satisfy all fans, old and new.”

—Publishers Weekly

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MURDER

“Tasty enough to serve mystery readers still hooked by the foodie fad.”

—Booklist

“A comfortable, cozy read, with a few recipes thrown in for later enjoyment. For fans of culinary mysteries.”

—Library Journal

“Another delicious adventure…a superior cozy sure to leave readers satisfied…but hungry for more.”

—Publishers Weekly

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER

“An entertaining debut with some delectable recipes as a bonus.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Keeps the reader in suspense from beginning to end. Hard to put down.”

—Northern Herald (North Central Minnesota)

Books by Joanne Fluke

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MURDER

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN MURDER

LEMON MERINGUE PIE MURDER

FUDGE CUPCAKE MURDER

SUGAR COOKIE MURDER

PEACH COBBLER MURDER

CHERRY CHEESECAKE MURDER

KEY LIME PIE MURDER

Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MURDER

A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Joanne Fluke

KENSINGTON BOOKS

http://www.kensingtonbooks.com

This special edition is for our newest special addition,
Kathryn Grace.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Epilogue

Chapter One

Hannah Swensen slipped into the old leather bomber jacket that she’d rescued from the Helping Hands thrift store and reached down to pick up the huge orange tomcat that was rubbing against her ankles. “Okay, Moishe. You can have one refill, but that’s it until tonight.”

As she carried Moishe into the kitchen and set him down by his food bowl, Hannah remembered the day he’d set up camp outside her condo door. He’d looked positively disreputable, covered with matted fur and grime, and she’d immediately taken him in. Who else would adopt a twenty-five-pound, half-blind cat with a torn ear? Hannah had named him Moishe, and though he certainly wouldn’t have won any prizes at the Lake Eden Cat Fanciers’ Club, there had been an instant bond between them. They were both battle-worn—Hannah from weekly confrontations with her mother, and Moishe from his hard life on the streets.