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GINGERBREAD COOKIE MURDER
BY JOANNE FLUKE,
LAURA LEVINE,
& LESLIE MEIER
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Nothing’s better on Christmas Eve than waiting for the stroke of midnight with a cup of eggnog and a plate of warm gingerbread cookies. But in this merry collection of holiday mysteries, murder is making its own special delivery…
“Gingerbread Cookie Murder” By Joanne Fluke
When Hannah Swensen finds her neighbor Ernie Kusak with his head bashed in and sprawled on the floor of his condo next to an upended box of Hannah’s Gingerbread Cookies, she discovers a flurry of murder suspects that’s as long as her holiday shopping list.
“The Dangers Of Gingerbread Cookies” By Laura Levine
Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swenson mystery, and readers are welcome to contact her at her e-mail address. E-mail Address: Gr8Clues@aol.com Homepage Link: http://www.MurderSheBaked.com
Laura Levine is a former sitcom writer whose credits include The Bob Newhart Show, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, The Love Boat, Three’s Company, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. As an advertising copywriter, she created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills. Her work has been published in The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
In her latest (and favorite) incarnation as a mystery
novelist, she has been an IMBA paperback bestseller and winner of the Romantic Times’ Toby Bromberg award for Most Humorous Mystery. When not writing mysteries, she contributes comedy material to Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her cat. Homepage Link: lauralevinemysteries.com
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Jaine Austen has been enlisted to help with her parents’ retirement community’s play The Gingerbread Cookie That Saved Christmas. Playboy Dr. Preston McCay is playing the role of the gingerbread cookie when he “accidentally” falls to his death during the final act. Now Jaine must figure out if one of the doctor’s jealous lovers was capable of murder.
“Gingerbread Cookies And Gunshots” By Leslie Meier Includes luscious holiday recipes! Want to know a little more? Read an excerpt HERE!
When Lucy Stone discovers the body of Rick Juergens, whose five-year-old son Nemo disappeared, she senses foul play. Crumbs from a gingerbread cookie Lucy gave to Nemo are found in the back seat of Rick’s car. With the hours quickly ticking till Christmas, Lucy races against the clock to find a killer before he strikes again.
Perfect for that special someone on your list or just for yourself, these intriguing mysteries will make the holidays shine brighter…
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota but now lives in sunny Southern California. She is currently working on her next Hannah Swenson mystery, and readers are welcome to contact her at her e-mail address. E-mail Address: Gr8Clues@aol.com Homepage Link: http://www.MurderSheBaked.com
Laura Levine is a former sitcom writer whose credits include The Bob Newhart Show, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, The Love Boat, Three’s Company, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. As an advertising copywriter, she created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills. Her work has been published in The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
In her latest (and favorite) incarnation as a mystery
novelist, she has been an IMBA paperback bestseller and winner of the Romantic Times’ Toby Bromberg award for Most Humorous Mystery. When not writing mysteries, she contributes comedy material to Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her cat. Homepage Link: lauralevinemysteries.com
Leslie Meier is the acclaimed author of twelve Lucy Stone mysteries and has also written for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband, where she is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery. Homepage Link: lesliemeierbooks.com
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I think this would be great to read for the holiday season because it would be so apt, and would probably inspire me to bake gingerbread! (always a good thing, if you ask me!)
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This book has three very talented authors. I haven’t read any of Joanne Fluke’s novels, but when I did some research I found out that she has been a prolific writer. Joanne’s Hannah Swensen series of books started in 2000 and with the Gingerbread Cookie Murder completed the series has fourteen books all with a special tantalizing food in the title. I am now hungry … not only for some of the food that is part of the title of each of these books, but also hungry to give this author a read. I wonder if the series builds on itself where one should start reading from the first or does each book stand alone.
The second author Laura Levine sitcom writing credits are very interesting … I grew up watching many of them and found them to be absolutely hilarious.
The third author Leslie Meir also has many books to her credit. She stated on her web site that her professor at Bridgewater State College suggested that one of her papers was good enough to be published so she sent it off to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and she got $100.00 for the story and she stated that she has been writing ever since.
Now for the reason I would like to read this book. If the above credits aren’t enough to bring anyone to wanting to read this book then I doubt the person really likes to read mystery novels. I love mystery … I love food … enough said! I drop my name in your hat along with your other readers. I now will let fate take its course while I eat a warm “Gingerbread Cookie” and drink a tall glass of cold milk.
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I absolutely love mysteries and Christmas stories too. I love anthologies because it introduces me to new to me authors.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Who wouldn't like gingerbread with a little mystery? I have read other adventures of Hannah Swensen and would love to catch up. The other books sound great, too. Thanks for the chance.
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OMG Joanne Fluke has had various jobs while pursuing her writing career. A public school teache, a short order cook, a private detective's assistant to name a few.
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I like Joanne Fluke's Hannah Translated with international covers of her books. Those Japanese covers are something else!
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I have read the other books in this series. I really enjoy them. Plus, I like making the recipes in them.
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Laura Levine grew up in Brooklyn, NY back when Edsels still roamed the earth Lol! Her hobbies include lots of walks to the refrigerator. She sounds like a hoot.
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I learned that joanne fluke worked many jobs while pursuing her writing career.
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Laura Levine's advertising claim to fame is that she created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills.
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A friend of Leslie's describes her books as comedies of manners. She says she enjoys expressing her views of contemporary American life.
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It's interesting that Leslie Meier had been a reporter for some weekly newspapers on Cape Cod.
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I am like a little kid when it comes to cozies! I love,love,love them. So I was very happy to see a contest for a Christmas cozy today. Jumping up and down happy! Also, I once tried out a recipe for Martha Washington's gingerbread. I was thrilled to eat something that was served by her and it turned out great, it did have lots of ginger in it but it was great. Wish that I could share it with all of you.
So three loves together, Christmas, cozies and gingerbread!
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From "About Joanne" from
from her website, I found lots of interesting tibits.
1. She too has noisy rats in her attic!
2. I would love to talk to her as we have some job history in common. She has been a:
a) public school teacher
b) psychologist-me too!
c) musician
d) private detective
assistant
e) corporate secretary
f) legal secretary-me too!
g) pharmaceutical
secretary
h) short order cook
i) florist assistant
j) caterer & party
planner
k) computer consultant
l) production assistant
on TV quiz show
m) part of screenwriter
team(I got job as this
but had to turn it
down)
n)homemaker-me too!
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I checked the website for Laurie Levine. I went directly to her Vital Statistics. An interesting fact about her is that when she was in advertising, she created Count Chocula and
Frankenberry cereals.
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What a great combination, food and this lovely holiday time. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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I am impressed with all of the authors who are talented and have had so many types of careers. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
Next, I went to Leslie Meier's site and directly to her "about the author". She said that her editor doesn't seem to want her main character, Lucy Stone, to age. She, however is "dying to write" 'Menopause is Murder'!
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This would be great entertainment for this season. rojosho(at)hotmail(dot)com
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I've never read a Holiday-themed mystery! Sounds great!
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I've never read any of these writers and I love finding new mystery authors. (Even better is finding a writing who combines mystery with humor.)
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A murder mystery and some recipes? Sounds good to me. i would love to win this.
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I would love to win this. I think this would be a great book to win because nothing is cozier than a holiday themed cozy mystery.
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I enjoy all these authors series and think this would be a great holiday read!
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I think this would be a great read for the holiday season because you get the holiday aspects, but its got the mystery thrown in to make it a little more interesting.
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Love the idea of a mystery for Christmas.
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The Cheeseburger cookies in the recipe section of Fluke's site look so much like the real thing, it's amazing!
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This totally calls for an OMG! I can't believe Levine helped with the creation of Count Chocula and Frankenberry for General Mills! We always say it's not really Halloween until you've spotted them in the stores.
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They sound like fun, lighthearted murder mysteries.
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Leslie Meier certainly has been busy writing fun sounding books.
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Laura Levine worked as a sitcom writer on some of my favorite shows.
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Joanne Fluke lives in So Cal with her husband, 3 kids, pets and some visiting rats in the attic.
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A little gingerbread thrown in makes for a fun holiday mystery.
I can read this as I bake something from my gingerbread cookbook.
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This looks like some fun light holiday reading....with some quirky characters and an intriguing mystery.
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From Fluke's site...I learned that her books each contain cookie and dessert recipes. Yum!
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From Levine's site I found that the "fearless" cat in her stories is named Prozac.
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From Meier's site...I learned that she started writing when a paper she wrote for a teaching class got published, after encouragement from her professor.
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this looks like a fun holiday read
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I love suspense and this anthology sounds just right for the season
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While pursuing her writing career, Joanne has worked as: a public school teacher, a psychologist, a musician, a private detective's assistant, a corporate, legal, and pharmaceutical secretary, a short order cook, a florist's assistant, a caterer and party planner, a computer consultant on a now-defunct operating system, a production assistant on a TV quiz show, half of a screenwriting team with her husband, and a mother, wife, and homemaker.
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OMG!As an advertising copywriter, she created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills. Count Chocula was a staple in our family for years & years
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As Leslie Meier's series has progressed the kids have grown older, roughly paralleling my own family
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I think this is the perfect time of year to read this type of mystery and I love a good mystery.
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I love the combination of sweet things like Christmas and gingerbread, with dark things like murder. Sounds fun :)
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I find it interesting that Laura Levine was a sit-com writer!
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I love the book also has recipes in it! How fun is that?
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I like Leslie Meier wrote the Lucy Stone series - I've read a few and really enjoyed them.
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I love to cook, I love to read and I love to eat. What's not to like about this book?! It looks fantastic.
I think this would be a great to read because the title is so interesting!
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I love mysteries. This sounds great. Trying to find where the son has disappeared and who has him makes for a great page turner.
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I'd like to win this one for my Mom. It would make another geat Christmas gift!
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This is incredible about Joanne, she must be one talented lady!!
While pursuing her writing career, Joanne has worked as: a public school teacher, a psychologist, a musician, a private detective's assistant, a corporate, legal, and pharmaceutical secretary, a short order cook, a florist's assistant, a caterer and party planner, a computer consultant on a now-defunct operating system, a production assistant on a TV quiz show, half of a screenwriting team with her husband, and a mother, wife, and homemaker.
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Oh I love this about Laura Levine!
She created Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals for General Mills.
I love Count Chocula cereal!!!
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Leslie Meier - her first paper written in school was good enough to be published and she won $100 for it and that changed her career from high school English Teacher to writer. chirth7@yahoo.com
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I'd love to read this around Christmas time. It's a Mystery that sounds delightful.
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Joanne Fluke has finished her 13th Hannah mystery
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Laura Levine: TV gets invented, and I get a job as a sitcom writer, turning out scripts for shows like The Bob Newhart Show, Three’s Company, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
Wow some of me and my daughters favorite shows she written.
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Leslie Meier: her books and her life has a lot of similarities.
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It will be great to win an read around Christmas, It would make a great gift too.
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Joanne Fluke= Jo will be writing a cookbook with ALL of Hannah's published recipes, the ones on this list, plus a generous sprinkling of new never-before-published recipes.
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Laura Levine-Hobbies: Reading, swimming, gardening, and lots of walks (mainly to the refrigerator).
we have something in common those walks to the fridge, except when my wife is around that is.
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Leslie Meier- I usually write one Lucy Stone mystery every year and “Wicked Witch Murder” came out in August, 2010.
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Cozy mysteries are my favorites so I know I would enjoy this book---plus I can almost smell the gingerbread now.
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Thanks for another great giveaway! I think this would be a good mystery to read because it's an anthology by three prolific mystery writers. I'm particularly a huge fan of Ms. Fluke's alter ego Hannah Swenson and enjoy the recipes that can be found in each book.
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I learned that Ms. Fluke is writing a cookbook to include all of the published recipes from her books. Can't wait to get my hands on that one!
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From Ms. Levine's website I was blown away by the fact that she created the Count Chocula and Frankenberry cereals! (Count Chocula is one of my son's favorite cereals.)
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