Joanne Fluke

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Joanne Fluke
  • Bibliography:
    45 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1980
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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About the Author

Joanne Fluke was born in the small, rural town of Swanville, Minnesota. She has held many jobs on her path to becoming a full-time writer. She has been a teacher, musician, a psychologist, as assistant to a private detective, and caterer, to name just a few. She is the author of the popular Hannah Swenson mysteries published by Kensington Mysteries. She has written over thirteen books in the series. Her books are loved for their humor and romance. As an added bonus, each book contains recipes described in the story. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband, their children, and several pets.

Full Series List in Order

A Hannah Swensen Mystery

1 - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Apr-2000)
2 - Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Feb-2001)
3 - Blueberry Muffin Murder (Mar-2002)
4 - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Mar-2003)
5 - Fudge Cupcake Murder (Mar-2004)
6 - Sugar Cookie Murder (Sep-2004)
7 - Peach Cobbler Murder (Mar-2005)
8 - Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Mar-2006)
8.5 - The Twelve Desserts of Christmas (Nov-2006)
9 - Key Lime Pie Murder (Mar-2007)
9.5 - Candy Cane Murder (Oct-2007)
10 - Carrot Cake Murder (Mar-2008)
11 - Cream Puff Murder (Mar-2009)
12 - Plum Pudding Murder (Oct-2009)
13 - Apple Turnover Murder (Mar-2010)
13.5 - Gingerbread Cookie Murder (Oct-2010)
14 - Devil's Food Cake Murder (Mar-2011)
15 - Cinnamon Roll Murder (Mar-2012)
16 - Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Mar-2013)
17 - Blackberry Pie Murder (Feb-2014)
18 - Double Fudge Brownie Murder (Feb-2015)
19 - Wedding Cake Murder (Feb-2016)
20 - Christmas Caramel Murder (Sep-2016)
21 - Banana Cream Pie Murder (Mar-2017)
22 - Raspberry Danish Murder (Feb-2018)
23 - Christmas Cake Murder (Sep-2018)
24 - Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (Feb-2019)
25 - Coconut Layer Cake Murder (Mar-2020)
26 - Christmas Cupcake Murder (Sep-2020)
27 - Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder (Feb-2021)
28 - Caramel Pecan Roll Murder (Feb-2022)
29 - Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Aug-2023)
30 - Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Murder (Aug-2024)

Book List in Order: 45 titles

  • The Stepchild

    Haunted by her dreams . . . Kathi Ellison is an English literature major at the University of California in Berkeley, living with her boyfriend off-campus. She is also the daughter of a candidate for the U.S. Senate and his wife, a role that coul...

  • The Other Child

    A HUNDRED YEARS AGO... A small boy huddled in the dark. His mother had promised she would never leave him...not in this awful house...not in this terrible town. But she was dead. Gone. And he was alone. Trapped. With no one to answer his desperate c...

  • Winter Chill

    A small town is rocked by a string of suspicious accidents in this suspense thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Child. The moment Marian Larsen sees the patrol car stop outside her house, she feels a shiver of foreboding. T...

  • Cold Judgment

    The Perfect Cure On the surface they are beautiful and talented. But few know of the harrowing darkness inside each of them, how close they are to losing their tenuous grip on sanity. Dr. Elias is their only hope. But he's dying. And he's made his...

  • Video Kill

    LIGHTS...CAMERA With painstaking care, he "casts" his victims, each woman resembling an Alfred Hitchcock star, each killing echoing six of the legendary director's films. The only clue he leaves behind is a gruesome video of his handiwork. But the...

  • Final Appeal

    JURY... JUDGE... EXECUTIONER... Michael Hart killed his wife--that was the jury's verdict. And for ten years, he's been locked away, balanced on the edge of insanity. Only now the nightmare seems over at last. He's escaped, holed up in a safe ho...

  • Dead Giveaway

    In the Nevada mountains, an avalanche traps the residents of a luxury building indoors -- while a killer walks among them -- from the New York Timesâ€"bestselling author.  One By One . . .   Ellen Wingate thinks she’s hit t...

  • Fatal Identity

    A woman steps into the shoes of her murdered twin sister, and her glamorous new life brings more than she bargained for, from the New York Timesâ€"bestselling author.   Except for their gorgeous faces, identical twins Mercedes and Marcie Calder ...

  • Deadly Memories

    ON A SWELTERING SUMMER NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES, A MERCEDES SWERVES OFF THE FREEWAY AND CRASHES. FOR MAURA THOMAS, THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING... When she's rushed off in an ambulance from the fiery wreckage, the doctors don't hold much hope. Agains...



  • Eyes

    A mild-mannered car salesman…a womanizing bartender…a beloved minister with a devoted family. Except for the fact that each of the murder victims is male, Minnesota police can't find a connection between the crimes. But that's because what links ...

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 1

    Take one amateur sleuth. Mix in some eccentric Minnesota locals. Add a generous dollop of crackling suspense, and you've got the recipe for this delicious new mystery series featuring Hannah Swensen, the red-haired, cookie-baking heroine whose ginger...

  • Strawberry Shortcake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 2

    In her debut mystery, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, intrepid amateur sleuth and bakery owner Hannah Swensen proved that when it comes to crime, nothing is sweeter than a woman who knows how to really mix it up. Now, the flame-haired, tart-talking (an...

  • Blueberry Muffin Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 3

    Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is back--and the cookies are crumbling--as acclaimed author Joanne Fluke serves readers another helping of murder, mayhem, and mouthwatering mystery... Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter ...

  • Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 4

    The residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, are planning to paint the town red, white, and blue to celebrate the Fourth of July--but the fireworks are already going off at Hannah Swensen's bake shop, The Cookie Jar... Lemon Meringue Pie Murder Hanna...

  • Fudge Cupcake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 5

    BAKERY OWNER HANNAH SWENSEN JUST CAN'T KEEP HER HANDS OUT OF THE BATTER WHEN MURDER STIRS THINGS UP IN LAKE EDEN, MINNESOTA, LEAVING THE SHERIFF DEAD, A DEPUTY ACCUSED, AND A KILLER ON THE LOOSE... For Hannah, life seems to be lacking a certain fl...

  • Sugar Cookie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 6

    When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion--and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah Swensen leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Ede...

  • Peach Cobbler Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 7

    With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble... As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope...

  • Cherry Cheesecake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 8

    Hannah Swensen and her bakery, The Cookie Jar, bask in the glow of Hollywood glamour when Main Street becomes a movie set. And although tensions simmer as the cameras roll, no one expects the action to turn deadly...until it's too late... There's ...

  • The Twelve Desserts of Christmas

    in Sugar and Spice
    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 8.5

    Take two lovestruck teachers. Add a dollop of conspiring kids. Place in a boarding school over Christmas break. And add a little help--and eight, great recipes--from amateur sleuth Hannah Swenson, and you've got a romantic holiday tale that's sweet, ...



  • Key Lime Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 9

    It promises to be a busy week for Hannah Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce booth at the fair; she's also judging the baking contest; acting as a magician's assistant for her business partner's husband; trying to ...

  • Candy Cane Murder

    in Candy Cane Murder
    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 9.5

    'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit... Bakery owner Hannah ...

  • Carrot Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 10

    Between baking up a storm for The Cookie Jar and unraveling the mystery of her cat Moishe's recent strange behavior, Hannah Swensen has a lot on her plate. But she'll always make time for her business partner, Lisc who's in the midst of preparing for...

  • Cream Puff Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 11

    Bakery owner Hannah Swensen has a dress to fit into and a date with her sister, Andrea, at Lake Eden's new health club, Heavenly Bodies. Dragging herself out of bed on a frigid Minnesota morning for exercise, of all things, is bad enough. Discovering...

  • Plum Pudding Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 12

    The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar -- and murder. As a shadow hangs over her friends' Christmas wedding, Hannah's determined to cook a kil...

  • Apple Turnover Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 13

    Early summer brings plenty of work for baker Hannah Swensen, even before Mayor Bascomb's wife drops by The Cookie Jar to place an order for her charity event... for eleven-hundred cookies! And Hannah almost flips when her business partner, Lisa, sugg...

  • Gingerbread Cookie Murder

    in Gingerbread Cookie Murder
    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 13.5

    When Hannah Swensen finds her neighbor Ernie Kusak with his head bashed in and sprawled on the floor of his condo next to an upended box of Hannah's Gingerbread Cookies, she discovers a flurry of murder suspects that's as long as her holiday shopping...

  • Devil's Food Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 14

    These days, everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is buzzing with activity, and Hannah Swensen is no exception. But no matter how busy she may be, Hannah can always find time to help a friend in need -- especially when he's been murdered... Hannah Swe...

  • Cinnamon Roll Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 15

    Spring has sprung in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and the mud season is turning Hannah Swensen's life upside down. But Hannah finds herself knee-deep in an even bigger mess when murder makes an unexpected visit to town... April is a busy time for Hannah Sw...

  • Red Velvet Cupcake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 16

    This summer has been warmer than usual in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen is trying to beat the heat both in and out of her bakery kitchen. But she’s about to find out the hard way that nothing cools off a hot summer day like cold-blooded ...



  • Blackberry Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 17

    It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body--a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah S...

  • Double Fudge Brownie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 18

    Life in tiny Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. But with the upcoming trial for her involvement in a tragic accident, Hannah Swensen hardly has time to think about her bakery--let alone the town's most recent murder... Hannah ...

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    A KILLER IN THE DEAD OF WINTER… As a family clinic administrator, Michele Layton has seen her share of suffering. But never anything like this. Not here in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A local activist has been found murdered, his body frozen like a st...

  • Wedding Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 19

    Everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married! Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. And her excitement only grows when she learns he’ll be able to jo...

  • Wicked

    A Killer Rivalry. . . When Eve Carrington is chosen to participate in an exclusive writers workshop, she knows it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For one month, she will live, write, and share her work with nine other aspiring authors. The top...

  • Christmas Caramel Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 20

    Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop -- but this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen’s chimney is a case of murder... The holidays have arrived, and Hannah and h...

  • Banana Cream Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 21

    A romantic seven-day cruise is the perfect start to bakery owner Hannah Swensen’s marriage. However, with a murder mystery heating up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, it seems the newlywed’s homecoming won’t be as sweet as she anticipated . . . Aft...

  • Raspberry Danish Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 22

    Thanksgiving has a way of thawing the frostiest hearts in Lake Eden. But that won’t be happening for newlywed Hannah Swensen Barton -- not after her husband suddenly disappears... Hannah has felt as bitter as November in Minnesota since Ross va...

  • Christmas Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 23

    It’s Christmas many years ago, and topping young Hannah Swensen’s wish list is becoming the go-to baker in Lake Eden, Minnesota. But as Hannah finds out, revisiting holiday memories can be murder... With her dream of opening The Cookie Jar ta...

  • Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 24

    Not even Lake Eden’s nosiest residents suspected Hannah Swensen would go from idealistic newlywed to betrayed wife in a matter of weeks. But as a deadly mystery unfolds in town, the proof is in the pudding... When The Cookie Jar becomes the set...



  • Coconut Layer Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 25

    Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is leaving Lake Eden to help a friend in sunny California. But an unexpected phone call swiftly brings her back to a cold Minnesota winter...and murder... When Hannah learns that her sister Michelle’s boyfriend, Dete...

  • Christmas Cupcake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 26

    As December turns Lake Eden into the North Pole, the heat is on in Hannah Swensen’s kitchen to honor two Christmas promises: baking irresistible holiday cupcakes and preventing a person who attempted murder from succeeding the second time around! ...

  • Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 27

    In the newest installment of the New York Times bestselling Hannah Swensen Mystery series by Joanne Fluke, spring has sprung in Lake Eden, Minnesota, but Hannah doesn't have time to stop and smell the roses -- not with hot cross buns to make, tre...

  • Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 28

    In this scrumptious cozy mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanne Fluke, baker Hannah Swensen is tempted by a high-profile tournament in Lake Eden that quickly turns deadly... Embracing a sweet escape from her usual rou...

  • Pink Lemonade Cake Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 29

    Fans of deliciously charming, page-turning whodunits rejoice! The beloved New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Culinary Mystery is back with a mouthwatering new Hannah Swensen Mystery! The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come...

  • Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Murder

    A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 30

    Beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanne Fluke dishes the next irresistible Hannah Swensen mystery, with Hannah scrambling to bring the flavors of autumn to Lake Eden, Minnesota . . . and the sweet taste of justice to an indulge...

Award-Winning Books by Joanne Fluke

Plum Pudding Murder
2009 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Amateur Sleuth


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joanne Fluke has published 45 books.

The next book by Joanne Fluke, Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Murder, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Joanne Fluke, The Stepchild, was published in April 1980.

Yes. Joanne Fluke has 1 series.
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