Hannah and Mike are still not speaking to each other, Mike who wants to respect her wishes to give her the space she has requested of him, while signs point to Hannah actually missing him as he obviously misses her. Hannah may have no choice but to speak to him as when she, Delores, and Michelle are house hunting for a place for Michelle with Michelle's real estate agent Johanna Grimes, Delores discovers a murdered dead body in one of the houses, that of one of the Cookie Jar's regular customers, Mike ending up being the lead police investigator. While Delores takes up what is Hannah's regular role of the unofficial investigator in feeling the responsibility in discovering the body, Hannah, beyond needing to speak to Mike in an official capacity, cannot help but insert herself into the investigation, especially when Mike's lead suspect is Jed Sawyer. Jed, who was recently released from prison where he was serving time for a robbery, is trying to restart his life straight in Lake Eden as a handyman, Hannah, one of many in town, who wants to give Jed that second chance. While Mike follows the evidence provided to him, Hannah follows the life of the victim which was undergoing many changes, some known and some not. Beyond the official and unofficial investigation, Hannah and Mike's relationship may be affected by Bradford Ramsey having just moved to town, he and Hannah who once were in a relationship when they knew each other in college.
A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
No one is more shocked than Hannah Swensen (Sweeney) when her mother, Delores (Niven), finds the dead body of the homeowner-a frequent patron of The Cookie Jar-while looking for a home for her sister Michelle (Atkins).
