Hannah Swensen Books in Order
Hannah Swensen by Joanne Fluke contains 33 books, published between 2000 and 2023. The first book is Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (2000) and the newest is Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2000–2023
- Confirmed
- 32 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,572 in 28 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 160–239 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,572 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Baking and murder run together in Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke's cozy mystery series set in Minnesota. Hannah Swensen keeps a bakery and works the killings as an amateur sleuth, and nearly every title names a dessert. Thirty-three books make up the run, from Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (2000) to Pink Lemonade Cake Murder in 2023, and no new entry has followed.
How many Hannah Swensen books are there?
Hannah Swensen has 33 books, released between 2000 and 2023.
Hannah Swensen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Hannah Swensen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder2000 · 436 pages · confirmed 3/420004363/4
- 2Strawberry Shortcake Murder2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420013203/4
- 3Blueberry Muffin Murder2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420013203/4
- 4Lemon Meringue Pie Murder2003 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420033523/4
- 5Fudge Cupcake Murder2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420043203/4
- 6Sugar Cookie Murder2004 · confirmed 3/42004–3/4
- 7Peach Cobbler Murder2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420053843/4
- 8Cherry Cheesecake Murder2006 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/420063423/4
- 9Key Lime Pie Murder2007 · 362 pages · confirmed 3/420073623/4
- 10Candy Cane Murder2007 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/420073903/4
- 11Candy for Christmas2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 12Carrot Cake Murder2008 · 343 pages · confirmed 3/420083433/4
- 13Cream Puff Murder2008 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420083103/4
- 14Plum Pudding Murder2009 · 303 pages · confirmed 3/420093033/4
- 15Apple Turnover Murder2010 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/420103403/4
- 17Devil's Food Cake Murder2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 18Cinnamon Roll Murder2012 · 333 pages · confirmed 3/420123333/4
- 19Red Velvet Cupcake Murder2013 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/420133233/4
- 20Blackberry Pie Murder2014 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420143573/4
- 21Double Fudge Brownie Murder2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420153043/4
- 22Wedding Cake Murder2016 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/420163703/4
- 23Christmas Caramel Murder2016 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/420162103/4
- 24Banana Cream Pie Murder2017 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/420173553/4
- 25Raspberry Danish Murder2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420194323/4
- 26Christmas Cake Murder2019 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/420192703/4
- 27Chocolate Cream Pie Murder2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 28Coconut Layer Cake Murder2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420204163/4
- 29Christmas Cupcake Murder2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420202883/4
- 30Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder2021 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420213043/4
- 31Christmas Dessert Murder2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420214163/4
- 32Caramel Pecan Roll Murder2022 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420223043/4
- 33Pink Lemonade Cake Murder2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
Hannah Swensen Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Hannah Swensen books run from Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (2000) to Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Hannah Swensen in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Hannah Swensen books in order?
You should read the Hannah Swensen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hannah Swensen book also stands alone.
What order should you read Hannah Swensen books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (2000), the earliest published title. After it come Strawberry Shortcake Murder (2001), Blueberry Muffin Murder (2001), Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (2003) and Fudge Cupcake Murder (2004); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Hannah Swensen book?
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (2023) is the newest Hannah Swensen book released so far.
Is there a new Hannah Swensen book coming?
No next Hannah Swensen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hannah Swensen at a glance
- Paused
- No new Hannah Swensen title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Hannah Swensen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,572 pages across the 28 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 341 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hannah Swensen books, 14 of 33, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 33 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 32 in at least three.
What the Hannah Swensen books are about
29 of the 33 Hannah Swensen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 22 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 22 of 29 books
- Bakery 20 of 29 books
- Cozy mystery 20 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 29 books
- Swensen, hannah (fictitious character) 6 of 29 books
- Minnesota 5 of 29 books
- Bakers 4 of 29 books
- Private investigators 4 of 29 books
- Bakeries 3 of 29 books
- Christmas 3 of 29 books
- Holidays 3 of 29 books
More books by Joanne Fluke
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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