Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
  • # of Books:
    33
  • First Book:
    April 2000
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
  • Genres:
    Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery
  • Setting:
    Minnesota
  • Characters:
    Hannah Swensen, bakery owner
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  • Description:
    Are you looking for a fun food-themed cozy mystery series? Then a Hannah Swensen Mystery is for you. Set in Minnesota, Hannah is a baker and amateur sleuth who runs a local shop called The Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, a heroine who has a penchant for solving crimes.

    Five films for the Hallmark Movie Channel, collectively called “Murder, She Baked”, are based on the Hannah Swensen Mystery series.

    Joanne Fluke, author of the series, is one of the pen names of Joanne Fischmann. Joanne is a prolific writer with over 40 titles, most of them part of this series.
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The Hannah Swensen Series in Order (33 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 4
2 4
3 5
4 4.5
5 4.5
6 4
7 4.5
8 4.5
8.5 (ss) 4


9 5
9.5 (ss) 4
10 4.5
11 4.5
12 4.5
13 4
13.5 (ss) 3.5
14 4
15 5
16 4.5
17 4.5
18 4.5
19 5
20 4
21 4
22 4
23 4
24 4
25 4
26 4


27 4
28 4
29 4
30 0

Awards

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 33 books in the Hannah Swensen series.

The next book in the Hannah Swensen series, Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Murder (Book 30), will be published in August 2024.

The first book in the Hannah Swensen series, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, was published in April 2000.

The Hannah Swensen series primarily falls into the Cozy Amateur Sleuth Mystery genre.