I was a little confused with this book. Specifically Hannah was nervous staying at the condo where as the last book she was cooking breakfast and dinner parties there constantly. Again the book goes in detail step by step of how to make something. Recipes can take up to 2-3 pages in some cases. Again it’s yes Norman, yes Hannah and yes dear from Dolores. I am still not sure where Ms. Fluke is going with the triangle of Hannah, Mike and Norman but something realistically needs to happen. I am afraid I am losing interest in these books. The concept of the murder is excellent and how she unveils everything it’s the story surrounding it that I am losing my patience for and the way they talk.

After having a disagreement with Mayor Bascomb, Hannah's sister Andrea discovers his body when she goes to offer him a peace offering at his office. Hannah , family and friends once again get together to unmask the killer and clear Andrea, As the mayor was known for his affairs, there is along list of suspects.

Quick read - the book is fiiled with recipes.

I received a copy through Netgalley.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke is the newest book in the Hannah Swensen Mystery series. The mystery revolves around a murdered mayor who had a lot of enemies and major skeletons in his closet. It is another enjoyable cozy mystery with a solid plot and fantastic recipes. Other than the annoyingly simple Andrea character, it is a great addition to the series.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishing Corporation for a copy of "Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder" in exchange for my honest review.

Hannah Swensen is the owner of The Cookie Jar in Lake Eden Minnesota. This starts off as an interesting mystery but it fizzles quickly as most of the book either talks about recipes or has recipes in it.

When Mayor Bascomb is found dead and Hannah's sister Andrea is the prime suspect it begins an mystery that could have been very interesting, especially with the number of other suspects that were involved. The story however focused on food - the names of food were repeated over and over, for example: "Stroganoff Light" or "Cocktail Quiche". There is also a lot of discussion of wrapping food or heating of food, instead of focusing on the mystery.

There was not enough background on characters or events from previous books. If a reader picked this book up they would not know why Hannah was living in Norman's condo or who Ross was. This book did not follow what happened in Book #26 "Christmas Cupcake Murder" but a lot of references were made to previous books.

For the recipes there are a lot of references to "I Use" and name brands that might not be available outside of the US. It's enough to say what the item is, be that puff pastry or cake mix. The parts marked as "Hannah's 1st or 2nd or 5th note" are long and not necessarily needed for the story.

In this story there was way too much internal dialogue with Hannah arguing with herself. Which makes for tedious reading by the middle of the book. Her "rational mind" and her "suspicious mind" arguing back and forth, back and forth in imaginary conversations is tiresome. Another item that is mentioned way too often is Hannah's "Murder Book". Mike who is the actual police officer asks her at one point if she brought it. It would be a conflict of interest for Mike to ask Hannah to investigate since her sister is the prime suspect.

There are also a lot of mistakes in the book - grammatical and typos that take away from the reading.

In Chapter 2: "I hope you got up and marched right out of there before he could say another world."
In Chapter 7: "Well that's knocks Carrie out as a suspect."
In Chapter 15: "That and the fact there wasn't anything at the crime that fit that description."
In Chapter 16: "I've already had three," Herb told them, "but I'm up for another one. You're really going to like these, Hannah. I know you like peanut butter, Hannah bit into a cookie and began to smile.
Chapter 16: Hanna
Chapter 17: "Instructions were easy, and Hannah had no trouble following them.." - Hannah is a baker and owner of a bakery - she should be able to follow a recipe.
Chapter 17: "And I've been hungry ever since you said your Hot Cross Buns has raisins in them." Norman told her. - I reread the passage a couple of times and nowhere does it mention that there are raisins in the buns. Also regarding the buns, there is a long description of Hannah making the buns in the chapter and then again it repeats in the actual recipe.
Chapter 18: Hannah asked the obvious question. Ear nodded.
Chapter 19: "Would I be okay if I called you about any questions we might have when we open it?" Hannah asked her.
Index: All the page numbers are either 00 or 000.

Hannah solves another murder in her town of Lake Eden. This time it involves family and too many other suspects. The whole time everyone stays well fed with great recipes

I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley. I really do love the Hannah Swensen novels, but this one seemed rushed. The murder was a good one, the resolution of the murder was surprisingly different than the previous novels, and I always enjoy the recipes. However, I would have liked there to be a little more resolution in Hannah's life and story. She just seemed to be still hanging in limbo after Ross's death.

After twenty-seven books (and a few short stories), I am invested in this series and the characters. With that being said, this was one of the worst books in the series. Nothing happened with the characters. It was all about the mystery being solved. Readers want to know about the character's personal lives, as well as the mystery. I understand wanting to keep readers guessing about Hannah and Norman/Mike, but it's really time to just make the leap. The whole rational/suspicious mind dialogue was awful. It took away from the story and was just weird. If this is how the next books are going to go, I feel like I could skip the next 5 books and not miss anything.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.

What I liked about this book:

Hannah Swensen is one of my forever favorite characters ever. I live in a small town in Minnesota, and to have a bakery/coffee shop would be a dream come true. I will always love the feisty intelligent, red haired Hannah!

The amount of coffee consumed and cookies and desserts devoured in this book reminds me so much of my Scandinavian upbringing, the nostalgia is most welcome.

Hannah is perpetually stuck in about 2005? I don’t mind that nothing ever changes from her Suburban to the technology that no one seems to ever upgrade. I find it charming.

The recipes! I have never failed to enjoy a recipe put into one of JoAnne’s books. Although, I do worry for a Hannah’s business a bit because I see “we’ll test this new recipe on the customers tomorrow” about every other chapter. 😬

The murders still surprise me, even though these cozy mysteries are not meant to be too difficult to follow they are still enough of a challenge to entertain.

What didn’t work as well for me:

I have read almost every one of the books in this series so I feel like I am qualified to say that sometimes I wonder if JoAnne is still writing these herself? The dialog in this book is really difficult to read. It’s stilted, and so shallow. There used to be so much more depth than Hannah and Norman spending a paragraph arguing which of them is “nicer”. More than Hannah and Michelle politely asking each other to get plates and tinfoil and some plastic wrap. Something is amiss, it just doesn’t feel like the same Hannah I met in The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, or my favorite: Peach Cobbler Murder.

Hannah’s refusal to be in a relationship with Norman after literally being on again off again for 27 books is getting disturbing. They designed a house together and she’s living there for pete’s sake. At this point Hannah is literally looking like an emotionally abusive person clinging to Norman’s good deeds but giving nothing in return.

Overall, I haven’t loved the last 3 or so books I this series, I am hoping it’s just a bit of a slump because I honestly recommend these books to everyone who asks about Cozy Mysteries. I hope to see Hannah make a triumphant return to form in the next book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

If you are familiar with this series then you will enjoy this book. While you could read it as a standalone book, you would lose a lot of the backstory that was created by the previous 26 books.

In this installment, Hannah is juggling a busy Easter season at her bakery with helping her sister who is accused of murder. While this isn't the deepest or most literary read, it was enjoyable and a good next installment in the series.

People who follow this series will want to read. When Andrea is found at the scene of a murder and the prime suspect, it is up to Hannah to help solve the mystery. There are so many suspects that Mike welcomes Hannah's interference. The only disappointment was there were no further insights into Hannah's late husband's death. Hannah is learning to let others help her which includes teaching Andrea how to bake! Norman has Hannah living at his home because it is too hard for Moishe to go back to the condo and Hannah doesn't want to leave her cat! As usual, there are some incredible recipes shared and the whole Lake Eden gang awaits!

Hannah's sister Andrea gets into a verbal argument with Mayor Richard Bascomb that ends with her slapping him so hard he fell out of his chair. Later that evening, he is found dead in his office, and Andrea is one of the prime suspects. Hannah has to do everything she can to assist the investigation, clear her sister, and find the real murderer.
I am usually a fan of these books. They are a light, quick read with a lot of delicious sounding recipes sprinkled throughout. This book was definitely a miss for me. Hannah and Andrea both seemed to have been given personality transplants since the previous books. Where Andrea was a capable wife, mother and career woman before, now she needed coddling and praise just to do something as simple as filling a cupcake paper. Hannah..... well, she now hears voices in her head...two to be exact, and they argue all the time. And I do mean ALL the time. If that wasn't annoying enough, sometimes the voices were in third person, but not always. I just really wanted to get Hannah back on her meds, pronto. I am not sure what is going on with the author's writing style, but I wish she would go back to the old way, otherwise I have no interest in reading more of the books in the series. I can not in good conscience recommend this book.

Thank you so very much to NetGalley and Kensington books for my wonderful copy of Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke. It publishes February 23, 2021.
As you may guess, I may be one of Hannah Swensen's biggest fans! During 2020 I read the entire series including the half-series, (although I did read book 1 in 2019). I just adore this series, I love the characters, the relationships, and all the recipes! This book really packs a punch with so many recipes, and so mouth-watering!
I appreciated that this one takes place in the current timeline, after everything that happened before, having a Christmas flashback made the cliffhanger that much harder! I won't give spoilers, but I will tell you, the ending was really nice in this one.
If you're a Hannah fan, this is definitely worth the read! Now to wait for the next installment!

Hannah Swensen is back in Joanne Fluke’s Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder. I enjoyed this lightweight read but am frustrated by the series, which I think needs to move forward on a different path. There had been a three way romance in past books between Hannah, Norman and Mike before Hannah unexpectedly and suddenly married the bad egg Ross, which took the series off course. I am glad that the romance with Mike seems to have reached a dead end, but I think it’s time Hannah marries Norman and they begin a new, more normal life together rather than sharing his house as (temporary?) roommates, a move which doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. Hannah has devolved from a strong independent woman to one who shows some of her previous spunk but has lost much of her independence. Over the years, different people have been Hannah’s sidekick and now it was Andrea’s turn. It’s nice that Andrea is learning to cook—but what happened to her successful real estate career, which made far more sense in today’s world. In many ways, the book reads like it was written in 1955, not 2020. There are many recipes in the book and several sound delicious, but I do think the book would be a more fluid read if the recipes were located in the back of the book. I read on a Kindle and sometimes the recipes required flipping through several pages to get to the next chapter.

I give the book three stars because I enjoyed this lightweight read, but I still think the series, though always a light and easy read, was much stronger in the past, and I’d like it to be that way again.

I was given a copy of this book by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to positive review nor was I compensated in any way.

Thank you for this advanced copy. I have read all of the books in this series because they are simple and easy to read. However this one wasn’t as good as the previous ones. One thing that really bugged me is Joanne is from MN. I’m from MN. You do not pay out of state college tuition in Wisconsin if you are a MN resident. You have reciprocity. This irritated me as she really pushed the subject of having to pay out of state tuition. I will continue to read her books as they are very simple and light hearted but this one just didn’t seem to have much suspense.

The mystery aspect to the book was good. I don't think I figured it out much before Hannah did.

I've read all of this series and things have definitely changed. There were many conversations between Hannah's suspicious and rational minds. Andrea is in this book more than Michelle for a change, but Hannah seems to talk down to her like she's talking to one of her nieces (or her "suspicious" mind makes snarky comments). One part of the book makes it sound like she made two pots of coffee before breakfast at Norman's, but another part he had a Keurig and they made individual cups. At the bakery, they now print a copy of the recipe each time they make a batch of cookies and check things off as they go so they don't miss ingredients.

While I've always enjoyed this series, the weird changes and inconsistencies kept taking me out of the book. This one definitely isn't my favorite, but I will keep reading the series.

Thank you NetGalley, Joanne Fluke and Kensington Books for the ARC of Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder. This is personal review.
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder is the 27th book in the Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke.
I have read every one of the series and I love them all. Those few hours of escape into the world of Hannah and everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota is time well spent for me.
In this book her sister Andrea and Mayor Bascomb are pivotal in the story.
I could go into details on the plot but that would take the fun out of reading this book for others.
I look forward to the 28th book in this series.
I enjoy all the recipes in each book.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke is book 27 in the Hannah Swensen series. This book begins with Hannah's sister Andrea confronting the mayor of Lake Eden and slapping him because she's so upset with him. Just a few hours later, Mayor Bascomb is found dead, and Hannah has to help prove her sister's innocence. I'm not sure why I keep reading this book series, because each book gets progressively less believable. Also, this book was more about cooking all kinds of food and desserts and included very little of the mystery. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

Joanne Fluke brought us back to Lake Eden, Minnesota with Hannah Swensen and the gang. While Hannah is getting ready for the Easter season at her bakery, her sister calls her when the mayor is murdered and she is a suspect. Hannah and the gang must once again get out her murder book and solve the case of the murdered mayor!

Joanne Fluke allows us to once again visit with Hannah and the gang. It is always like visiting old friends and catching up with them. I also enjoyed seeing all the different recipes so that I could also enjoy the baked goods that they get to eat. Joanne has a way to draw you into the story and see what happens next in their adventure. You want to keep turning the page while dreading the moment when you get to the last page. I look forward to going back to Lake Eden and seeing what adventure is waiting for us there.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for this privilege.

3 Stars

Technically I downloaded this book for my mom to read since she has been a big fan of this series for years and she wanted something to read during our moving process. Unfortunately she was not the biggest fan of the book since it was the same as other books in this massively long series. Basically the plot is the same every time, lots of drinking coffee and too many recipes in her words. The author should maybe find a way to end the series if it’s just a copy and paste with each new story.

So good! I love addition of the yummy recipes throughout the book. The characters are old friends but I love reading new things about them. The mystery was fun and I didn’t guess the answer until the end. Highly descriptive and well written. I love this series and this author. Hannah is fun heroine and enrages the reader, especially with her inner thoughts. I cannot wait for the next book. This series manages to stay fresh despite its longevity.