Candy Cane Murder (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Hannah Swensen (Candy Cane Murder): Cookie maker and amateur detective
• Mike Kingston (Candy Cane Murder): detective
• Jaine Austin (The Dangers of Candy Canes): Freelance writer, amateur sleuth
• Seymour Fiedler (The Dangers of Candy Canes): owner of Fiedler on the Roof Roofers
• Lucy Stone (Candy Canes of Christmas Past): heroine who like mysteries
• Julia Tilley (Candy Canes of Christmas Past): librarian
• Edna Ferguson-Candy Cane Murder: head cook at Jordan High and helper of Hannah's for catering events
• Tracey Todd-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's neice
• Andrea Todd-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's sister and real estate broker. Mother of Tracey and Bethany. Married to Sheriff Bill Todd
• Michelle Swenson-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's sister who is in college. Dating Lonnie Murphy, a deputy on the Sheriff's Dept. Helps Hannah in crime solving
• Bill Todd-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's brother-in-law and Sheriff
• Norman Rhodes-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's other boyfriend and dentist. Amateur photographer
• Claire Rodgers-Candy Cane Murder: Owner of Beau Monde and business neighbor of Hannah's
• Vonnie Blair-Candy Cane Murder: Doc Knights secretary
• Sally and Dick Laughlin-Candy Cane Murder: Owners of the Lake Eden Inn
• Lisa Herman Beeseman-Candy Cane Murder: business partner of Hannah's at the Cookie Jar
• Herb Beeseman-Candy Cane Murder: traffic enforcement officer in Lake Eden. Married to Lisa
• Mayor Bascomb-Candy Cane Murder: Mayor of Lake Eden
• Doc Knight-Candy Cane Murder: family doctor in Lake Eden and also the medical examiner
• Reverend Knudsen-Candy Cane Murder: minister in Lake Eden
• Delores Swenson-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's mother who gets upset when Hannah keeps stumbling over dead bodies
• Jon Walker-Candy Cane Murder: druggist in Lake Eden
• Lonnie Murphy-Candy Cane Murder: Michelle's boyfriend and son of local car repair man. Member of the Sheriff's Department
• Barb Donnelly-Candy Cane Murder: Bill Todd's secretary
• Bethany Todd-Candy Cane Murder: Infant daughter of Andrea and Bill Todd
• Grandma McCann-Candy Cane Murder: live in babysitter to the Todd family
• Wayne Bergstrom-Candy Cane Murder: owner of Bergstroms Department Store who plays Santa at the Christmas party. Known cheapskate.
• Cory Reynolds-Candy Cane Murder: Wayne's brother-in-law and manager of the Wonderful Weddings department
• Melinda Bergstrom-Candy Cane Murder: Wayne's second wife but not bereaved widow
• Jenny Perkins-Candy Cane Murder: Wayne's first wife
• Larry Holmes-Candy Cane Murder: Wayne's lawyer
• Florence Evans-Candy Cane Murder: Cyril Murphy worked on her van in the parking lot after she delivered stockings to the Lake Eden Inn for the Christmas party
• Emily-Candy Cane Murder: Wayne's maid
• Marge Beeseman-Candy Cane Murder: Herb's mother who helps Lisa look after her father
• Jack Herman-Candy Cane Murder: Lisa's father who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease
• Rick Murphy-Candy Cane Murder: Deputy on the Sheriff's Department
• Jessica Murphy-Candy Cane Murder: Rick's wife
• Cyril Murphy-Candy Cane Murder: Rick's dad. Argued with Wayne over limo service agreement. Owns a repair shop and Shamrock Limo Service.
• Brigit Murphy-Candy Cane Murder: Cyril Murphy's wife
• Moishe-Candy Cane Murder: Hannah's cat
• Kandi Tobolowski-Dangers of Candy Canes: Jaine's best friend
• Prozac-Dangers of Candy Canes: Jaine's cat
• Maxine Fielding-Dangers of Candy Canes: Seymour's wife and bookkeeper
• Garth Janken-Dangers of Candy Canes: hires Fielding on the Roof and then has an accident and falls of the roof
• Willard Cox-Dangers of Candy Canes: neighbor of Janken, competes in annual Christmas Decoration contest against Garth
• Ethel Cox-Dangers of Candy Canes: Willard's long suffering wife
• Cathy Janken-Dangers of Candy Canes: widow of Garth
• Prudence Bascomb-Dangers of Candy Canes: head of the homeowner's association
• Tyler Girard-Dangers of Candy Canes: assistant at LA Girlfriends
• Sister Mary Agnes-Dangers of Candy Canes: founder of LA Girlfriends
• Libby Becker-Dangers of Candy Canes: neighbor of Janken who is suspected in his accident
• Lt. Frank Di Martelli-Dangers of Candy Canes: West LA detective in charge of the case
• Angel Cavenaugh-Dangers of Candy Canes: 12 year old girl who Jaine befriends through LA Girlfriends
• Kevin Cavenaugh-Dangers of Candy Canes: Angel's dad
• Peter Roberts-Dangers of Candy Canes: Garth's law partner
• Harriett Tilly-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Julia's sister. She eloped over 60 years ago and Julia has lost contact
• Angela DeRosa-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Tilly family nurse. Considered an angel by all who knew her
• Mrs. Helen Sprout-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Tilly family cook
• Sherman Cobb-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: lawyer who took over Judge Tilly's law practice
• Rachel Goodman-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Sherman Cobb's secretary
• Zoe, Elizabeth and Sara Stone-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Bill and Lucy Stone's daughters
• Bill Stone-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Husband of Lucy. Gives up successful Wall Street career to follow dream of becoming a builder. Brings family from NYC to small town in Maine
• Toby and Molly Stone-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Son and daughter-in-law of Bill and Lucy Stone
• Emil Boott-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Handyman at the Tilly household. Worked at the Glass Factory. Judge Tilly sentenced him to a 20 year sentence and then used him as a trustee to help around his house.
• Katherine Kaiser-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Judge Tilly's secretary. Called "Miss Peach" by family. Suspected of having the Judge's illegitimate child
• Judge Tilly-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Julia Tilly's father. Stern judge in the town.
• Fred Rumford-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Curator of the College Museum. Fills in history of the glass factory
• Edna Stone and Bill Stone Sr.-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Bill's parents. Upset because Bill gave up a successful career to work as a handyman in rural Maine
• Sue, Sidra and Syd Finch-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Also moved to Maine from NYC. Became friends of Bill and Lucy Stone
• Emily and Ellie Miller-Candy Canes of Christmas Past: Twins who run the town Historical Society.

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Preceded by Carrot Cake Murder, and followed by Plum Pudding Murder.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Joanne Fluke (Author)
2. Laura Levine (Author)
3. Leslie Meier (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.087208334

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Anthologies
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Anthologies

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Hannah Swensen Mysteries by Joanne Fluke

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