Joanne Fluke

Like Hannah Swensen, her main character, 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.

Location: Street: 1312 E. Cary St. City: Richmond, Province: Virginia Postal Code: 23219-4118 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

In Red Velvet Cupcake Murder, Hannah suddenly finds the tables turned when her rival turns up dead and she is the prime suspect. Hannah Swensen is serving her famous cupcakes when an unexpected guest makes a splashy appearance: Hannah's nemesis, Doctor Bev, who hasn't been seen since she left town in shame two years before. But Bev doesn't have too much time to stir things up before she's murdered in cold blood on a hot summer night. The only clue ithe police have is the Red Velvet cupcake Bev ate right before she died - and the tranquilizers someone seems to have baked into it...

Location: Street: 4139 Park Road Additional: Park Road Shopping Center City: Charlotte, Province: North Carolina Postal Code: 28209-2229 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Joanne Fluke, the bestselling author, continues to delight cozy mystery readers with superb characters and inventive story lines in Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Kensington, $25), but this time Hannah Swensen is now the unlikely subject of a murder investigation. It's a summer evening in Lake Eden, Minnesota - and the Grand Opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. The party starts off with a bang with the arrival of Doctor Bev, who left town in shame after she two-timed her fiancé. Just as Hannah's patience with Bev runs thin, her rival is found dead at the bottom of Miller's Pond. To everyone's shock, Hannah is now the target of a murder investigation - and she's feeling the heat in a way she never has before...

Location: Street: 265 Aragon Ave City: Coral Gables, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33134-5008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Joanne Fluke signs Red Velvet Cupcake Murder .

Thursday February 28th at Noon - Joanne Fluke signs Red Velvet Cupcake Murder At the Grand Reopening of the Albion Hotel, Hannah’s famous red velvet treats are being served at the lounge named for them. What should be a wonderful night is ruined by gossip and murder. [Yes, we hope to have cupcakes made from Joanne’s recipe here that day!] She will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to her fans. All we ask is you purchase one of her new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events! (SeaMystery)… (more)

On Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, Mysterious Galaxy will be hosting dozens of authors in our booth on the grounds of the University Park Campus as part of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Mysterious Galaxy’s booth location is Booth #372. Mystery fans will be particularly pleased to note that we are adjacent to the Southern CA Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime booths.

For more information about the Festival and directions, etc. visit the official website.

The most up to date information on Booth #372 is in the flier at the bottom of the page. See you there!

Authors scheduled to appear in our booth include: Avery Aames, Rochelle Staab, Lisa Brackmann, Laura Levine, Joanne Fluke, Joseph Wambaugh, Holly Goldberg Sloan, Les Klinger, Stuart Woods, Whitley Strieber, John Scalzi, Jeri Westerson, Stephen Jay Schwartz, DeAnna Cameron, Alex Shakar, Denise Hamilton, Cara Black, Richard Kadrey, Linda O. Johnston, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Robert Ward, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Kelli Stanley, Matt Ruff, Joanna Philbin, Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan, Gary Phillips, James Conway, Philip Kerr, Nancy Holder, Jeffrey Mariotte, Stephen Blackmoore, S.G. Browne, Amelia Gray, Seth Grahame-Smith, Greg Bear, Kendare Blake, Carol Tanzman, and John Joseph Adams.

... and other festival-attending authors might stop by as well.

A downloadable Schedule can be found at the bottom of this page. Attachment Size Signing Schedule for LATFB 2012.pdf 48.15 KB

Location: Street: Exposition Blvd Additional: University of Southern California Campus City: Los Angeles, Province: California Postal Code: 90089 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

When Hannah learns that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. Minor injuries for the keyboard player turn deadly when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest. Each of Joanne Fluke's mysteries contains delicious dessert recipes. Cinnamon rolls will be served at the event.

Location: Street: St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch Additional: 225 N. Euclid City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63108 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

After presenting a proposal for a cookbook featuring cookie bar recipes on one page and Minnesota anecdotes on the other, Joanne Fluke’s publisher suggested turning the cook book into a cozy mystery – and Hannah Swensen was born. Cinnamon Roll Murder, the sixteenth book in the Hannah Swenson Series, is packed with delicious recipes and despicable murderers. As a special treat we’ve invited our soon-to-be-neighbor, Catalina Coffee Company, to demonstrate how to make Hannah’s Cinnamon Rolls (minus the murder) straight from their kitchen to our event via skype! Don’t miss this surprise filled mystery event!

Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Blvd. City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)