Raspberry Danish Murder

Hannah Swensen Barton runs The Cookie Jar bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and it is November. Her husband Ross has vanished without a trace, leaving their marriage in limbo just as Thanksgiving approaches. She copes by baking, filling a heavy load of holiday orders with pumpkin pie and themed treats.

Hannah also adds a raspberry Danish pastry to the menu. P.K., Ross's assistant at KCOW-TV, is meant to be among the first to taste it. He drives Ross's car and sits at Ross's desk at the station.

P.K. is murdered before he can take a bite. That leaves a doubt Hannah cannot ignore: either someone targeted P.K. all along, or the poison was meant for Ross, who may have slipped away just in time.

This cozy mystery plays out in a small-town bakery against a holiday backdrop. Hannah has to work through a crowd of suspects and scattered clues quickly, because the killer may be ready to strike a second time.