Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder,  Joanne Fluke, 433 pages

The first novel in the Hannah Swensen series introduces the reader to Hannah, her family, her friends, and the men in her life.  Hannah is ready for a days work at the Cookie Jar when she finds that Ron the dairy delivery man has been murdered just feet from her store.  Working with Bill, her brother-in-law, soon to be detective, Hannah questions the suspects after first plying them with her delectable cookies.  Will Hannah find a useful clue for Bill?  This was a fun novel to read.  Having already read the 'Christmas' stories in this series it was fun to see how everything got started.