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  • Written by: Joanne Fluke
  • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
  • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (78 ratings)

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Written by: Joanne Fluke
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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In her first foray into the sleuthing game, resourceful, red-headed Hannah Swensen must find the right ingredients to solve two perplexing murders. One chilly morning on her way to The Cookie Jar, Hannah discovers Ron, the dairy delivery man, shot dead in his truck. When she begins to investigate, she suspects the dairy owner. But when he, too, is murdered, Hannah must look further afield for the culprit.
©2006 Joanne Fluke (P)2007 Recorded Books

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loved it!

good read, kept you guessing. love the recipies and can't wait to read the next book

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Out of touch

Listening to this makes one feel that they are listening to a book written and recorded in the 1950s - I had to go back and look at the title notes to check the year of publication (2000) so many things just seem out of touch and saccharinly fluffy. The narrators voice was irritating - each character was more of a caricature than a person with substance - I stayed with it to the end but this book was unremarkable right to the last page - disappointed

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Pretty interesting

It was very light and engaging!
Loved the cookies description and recipes!
Added more to the bag after listening to this one!

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Unbearable protagonist

I don’t know why authors create such horrible protagonists who ruin the stories completely. This would have been a mediocre mystery not bad for a casual listen but the fatphobia, homophobia ruined it. Imagine describing a person as circus tent. Ugh!

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Main character is mean

I tried to finish this book I got to chapter 10. The main character is a mean beotch. Talking about someone looking like a circus tent because and how far she was. Who writes this crap. Bully in high school maybe.

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Good beginning

Even though the story is predictable it’s still entertaining and I love Hannah’s cat. I read the second book in the series years ago and the first is better in my opinion

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Boring, predictable

Characters were unrealistic. Author seemed biased against types of people, like young women or overweight women.

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Terrible. Fat-shaming and capitalistic.

story is okay but a very very very common one. didn't like the fat-shaming or any of the perspectives like binary gender roles where "real men" are typically big and dumb and "real women" are small and smart.

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narration awful

if you increase the speed of the narration to 1.2x the voice is tolerable.
story is ok

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Appreciate this quality while it lasts

TO ALL READERS:

This series starts strong. The character of Hannah has flaws which get on your nerve, says things which will make you feel like someone is constantly scraping nails on a chalkboard and cannot make up her mind. But at least this Hannah is better than the one starting book 18. Appreciate these early books, because Hannah becomes insufferable, the plots have massive holes, and the story quality gets so bad you'll think the author is out to lunch. If you like the Hallmark movies, you may not want to read these. If you are considering this series, do so at your own risk. Be prepared to suffer through MANY bad books, or give up by book 18.

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  • Beatrice
  • 2010-12-29

Spoilers- Buy this book at your risk

I love cozy mysteries that feature cooks. However, I could not love this book. My life is far from perfect, and I don't know anyone who has a perfect life. There for I could not read about such a person. Her biggest problem is that her mother is a nag. It made no since for her to be involved in solving the problem in the story. Her brother-in-law, a police asked her to nose around an help him get a promotion. He might not need a promotion if Hannah is going to solve the crime. Everyone is thrilled to talk to Hannah and spill all of their secrets. She goes to a casino, and even though she doesn't gamble or even like to gamble, she wins a jackpot. I wish my life could be that easy. I confess I did not finish the book. I could not. I like my mysteries to have realistic characters with realistic lives. This was not one of those books. I will however buy the recipe book that Joanne Fluke is going to put out with recipes from this series.

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  • senior sonark
  • 2013-03-25

so disappointed ...

Would you try another book from Joanne Fluke and/or Suzanne Toren?

no ... I have loved similar mysteries with women involved in solving the crime but this one seemed so simplistic, predictable, and unbelievable. The hardest part was the reader. I will always wonder if I had read the book rather than listening - who knows, I might have liked the book more.

What didn’t you like about Suzanne Toren’s performance?

amatur-ish ... she would have been better off not changing her voice for each character. I managed to finish the book only because I distracted myself with my quilting projects while listening to her horrible characterizations. I didn't need too much concentration to keep track of the plot lines in this one.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

boredom ... what a yawn ... I kept wanting it to grow on me ... didn't happen -

Any additional comments?

very sad ... I really wanted to like this series

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  • Thomas Straub
  • 2012-12-12

Fun read

What did you love best about Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder?

Fun enjoyable light read with pleasant characters. Not deep or even 100% believable but that makes it fun sometimes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hannah. She's hard working and fair and gemnerous.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

We listened during a long drive and had no problem continuing in one drive

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  • Svetlana
  • 2014-04-17

First and last book of the series for me

What disappointed you about Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder?

It feels like the author was trying to mix all the necessary ingredients of a good cozy mystery (a small town, a small shop, a cat, even cookie recipes), but the dish just did not work out. I could not make myself to care for the characters; the location was neither interesting nor atmospheric, the mystery itself, especially the outcome, was just not good enough, or subtle enough. I do not think I will be listening to any more books in the series. That's how the cookie crumbles, I guess.

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  • Tillie
  • 2010-03-03

Lightweight writing, lightweight reader

The title made me expect that this book would be a cozy mystery and it is. But I didn't care for the narrator's style. Her reading was too cute, almost childish, and distracted me from the story (but with perfect diction).

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  • Tara
  • 2013-04-08

LOVE This Series

Where does Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10 Series

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hannah - love that she is a snoop...:)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some of this book (and the series) is laugh out loud funny. Mostly because Hannah and I have the same maddening and amazing mothers.

Any additional comments?

The characters are great and stories are fun and fast paced. Love the Goldie Baer books and this series is a nice addition to fill in when I need a fun listen.

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  • Sandra
  • 2018-03-22

Cozy and Cookies

Yum! I will be listening to the series. Narrator did a nice job of differentiating characters and came close to doing a Minnesota accent.

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  • Burtoda
  • 2020-09-25

Great Food Mystery

I love these kind of books. Not only do you get a great mystery you also get some great recipes. The narrator is great with the voices for each character.

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  • Crochetaway
  • 2012-07-22

Ho, hum (yawn)

I totally agree with most of the other reviewers. This book is BORING! Why isn't the brother-in-law doing his job (solving the crime)? It's just not believable that he would back off and let his cookie-baking sister-in-law play super-sleuth. What is HE doing while she's sleuthing? I found this book to be "light reading (listening)". Very little depth to the plot - very little to hold interest. Listened to about 3 hours. I'm done. Will not be buying more of this author's books. The narrator is fabulous. I WILL look for more books read by this gal. BTW, if this is of interest to you, the book didn't have any foul language - at least not in the first 3 hours.

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  • celeste alaniz
  • 2018-03-23

Clips are perfect for this book

Audible is the perfect venue for this listening
This book is whets the appetite for a good detective story and fun cookie recipes

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