About this series
A Hannah Swensen Mystery is a series by Joanne Fluke. We list 29 books in this series so far, in reading order.
Start with Book 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.
Tagged on most books in this series: Baking, Culinary and Animals.
If you like A Hannah Swensen Mystery, try An Amish Candy Shop Mystery by Amanda Flower, Piece of Cake Mysteries by A.R. Winters and Scottish Bakehouse Mysteries by Elizabeth Penney.
What readers say
One of the longest-running culinary cozies, loved for its small Minnesota town, Hannah's cookie shop, Moishe the cat and the recipes in every book, which many readers actually bake. Readers treat it as light comfort reading. The most common criticisms are implausible amateur sleuthing with police who let Hannah investigate, repetitive writing, an endless love triangle, a heroine some find smug and dated attitudes in early books, and several long-time readers say the later books are weaker than the early ones.
Best for: Readers who want gentle, food-filled small-town mysteries with recipes to try.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated October 2026.
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