Joanne Fluke and DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE MURDER

Gotta love an author who owns a cat and writes about chocolate.  From Joanne's bio

Like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke grew up in a small town in rural Minnesota where her neighbors were friendly, the winters were fierce, and the biggest scandal was the spotting of unidentified male undergarments on a young widow's clothesline. She insists that there really are 10,000 lakes and the mosquito is NOT the state bird.

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.

She now lives in Southern California with her husband, her kids, his kids, their three dogs, one elderly tabby, and several noisy rats in the attic.

Let's see what Joanne recently baked for us - DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE MURDER:

These days, everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is buzzing with activity, and Hannah Swensen is no exception. But no matter how busy she may be, Hannah can always find time to help a friend in need―especially when he's been murdered...

Hannah Swensen has to admit that her life is pretty sweet. Things are going well in the romance department, and her bakery's delectable confections are selling almost as fast as she can bake them. Even her good friend Claire is on Cloud Nine, head over heels with her new husband, Reverend Bob Knudson. If only they could find time to take their honeymoon!

When Bob's childhood friend, Matthew Walters, comes to town, it seems like divine intervention. Matthew, like Bob, is a Lutheran minister with a stubborn sweet tooth. Since he's on sabbatical, Matthew is happy to fill in for Bob while he and Claire that that long-awaited honeymoon. It sounds like the perfect plan―until Hannah finds Matthew in the rectory, face-down in a plate full of Devil's Food Cake, a single bullet in his head.

Determined to find out who killed Mathew, Hannah starts asking questions―and discovers that the good Reverend wasn't quite the saintly fellow he appeared to be. But could the gold Sacagawea coins in Sunday's collection plate hold the key to solving the crime? Or is the murder connection to that big jewel heist out in Minneapolis? Is it possible that Matthew's love of chocolate somehow led to his downfall? It will take some more digging to find out, but Hannah is sure of one thing: even the most half-baked murder plot can be oh so deadly...

Let's giveaway this book*!  No cakewalk necessary.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  Leave a comment about your favorite dessert - is is murder on your thighs?

2.  This giveaway is open to all readers.

3.  Comments are open through Saturday, June 25, 10 pm in Dayton.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, June 26.

Mahalo,

Kim in Mississippi

*  I received the book as a giveaway at RT's Bookovers' Convention.

I am also giving away a copy of DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE MURDER today at the Reading Reviewer - use this link.   Comments are open through Monday, June 27.    Leave a comment on both sites to increase your chances of winning!