Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
This book is for the Hannah fans who love her almost as much as I do.
Acknowledgments:
Hugs to Ruel and the kids, my chief taste testers. Oodles of love to the grandkids, who think the four food groups are cookies, pies, cakes, and fudge.
Thank you to my friends and neighbors: Mel & Kurt, Lyn & Bill, Lu, Gina, Adrienne, Jay, Bob, Laura Levine & Mark, Danny, Judy Q., Dr. Bob & Sue, Richard & Krista, Mark B., Angelique, Daryl and her staff at Groves Accountancy, Mandy at Faux Library, and everyone at Boston Private Bank.
Thank you to my Minnesota friends: Lois & Neal, Bev & Jim, Lois & Jack, Val, Ruthann, Lowell, Lila & Curt, Dorothy & Sister Sue, Mary & Jim, Tim Hedges, and the waiter at Manny’s Steakhouse.
Special thanks to my great Editor-in-Chief and friend, John Scognamiglio.
Hugs all around to Steve, Laurie, Doug, David, Adam, Peter, Robin, Karen, Vida, Lesleigh, Darla, and all the other folks at Kensington Publishing who keep Hannah sleuthing and baking up a storm.
Thanks to Hiro Kimura, my superb cover artist, who’s outdone himself on this cover. Those cupcakes are definitely a work of art!
Thank you to Lou Malcangi at Kensington for designing Hannah’s gorgeous covers.
Thanks to John at Placed4Success.com for Hannah’s movie and TV spots, and for handling my social media.
Thanks to Kathy Allen for the final testing of Hannah’s recipes and taking a bite of banana for the Hannah team.
Hugs to my friend Trudi Nash for going with me on book tours and convincing me that she likes it.
Thank you to JoAnn Hecht for making Hannah’s recipes look beautiful and taste yummy at launch parties. Special thanks to Gail DeVri for taking me up to the Seattle Space Needle and pointing out their window-washing cage.
Hugs to Lois Brown, my wonderful food stylist in Phoenix, who bakes almost as much as Hannah does.
Thank you to Dr. Rahhal, Dr. and Cathy Line, Dr. Wallen and Dr. Niemeyer.
Thanks to Jamie Wallace for keeping my Web site,
MurderSheBaked.com
up to date and looking great!
Thank you to Leah and Fern for looking after Hannah on Facebook.
Thanks to the “Double D’s” for giving me at least one laugh a day.
Thank you to all the readers who sent family recipes for
Hannah to try.
Let’s hope she doesn’t run out of chocolate!