Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only grows when she learns he'll be able to join her on her trip to New York City for the Food Channel's dessert chef contest. She's especially nervous about facing Alain Duquesne, a celebrity chef with a nasty reputation. But before he can tear into Hannah's layer cake, she finds him stabbed to death on the show's kitchen set. Out of the oven, as the saying goes, and into the bright lights of Broadway, as Hannah tries to solve a mystery with more layers than a five-tiered wedding cake.
I read a review on another site that questioned whether or not Joanne Fluke was still writing these books and I have to agree. The dialogue is stilted, forced, and unnatural as is the premise that two men in their 30's or 40's would fight over a pudgy baker who can't seem to make a decision to save her life. The whole string the two guys along for years and years is unbelievable, too, but I think most of us stuck with it because we like Mike and Norm and wanted to find out who Hannah would eventually choose. (I was pulling for Norm) And then the pudgy baker dumps both of these men who by all evidence seem to be really good guys to hook up with a college crush??? Oh, and the two nice guys agree to be attendents for the groom. Not a chance. The recipes that win the baking contest are awful. In one of the contests that Hannah wins, she doesn't even do the main part of the baking, leaving that to sister Michelle. I hate saying this, but I think I'm going to move on to a different mystery series.
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