Murder, She Baked Movies
The Hallmark mystery series based on Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Mysteries has been a real treat to watch.
The series follow baker and amateur sleuth, Hannah Swensen, as she whips up new recipes and solves murders in Eden Lake / Lake Eden, Minnesota while also deciding between two romantic suitors: a widowed detective who is new to town and the friendly local dentist.
The series stars Alison Sweeney as Hannah Swensen, Cameron Matheson as Detective Mike Kingston, Gabriel Hogan as Doctor Norman Rhodes, and Barbara Niven as Dolores Swensen.
If you’re new to this film series ranked “Classic” on our cozometer, here’s the order they premiered:
A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Premiered in 2015
After her friend and delivery truck driver is killed near her bakery, The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen turns amateur sleuth to find the culprit while attracting the romantic attention of the new detective in town and the local dentist.
2. A Plum Pudding Mystery
Premiered in 2015
In this holiday mystery, Hannah Swensen seeks to solve the case of who murdered a local Christmas tree lot owner while she also tries to decide between her two suitors and help her sister prepare to give birth.
3. A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Premiered in 2016
When the owner of a new rival bakery is murdered, Hannah winds up looking like the prime suspect. Determined to clear her name and hurt by Detective Kingston’s suspicions, she seeks to find the real killer.
4. A Deadly Recipe
Premiered in 2016
When the town sheriff is murdered and her brother-in-law get blamed for the crime, Hannah Swensen teams up with the local dentist to find the culprit - much to the detective’s chagrin.
5. Just Desserts
Premiered in 2017
Despite an injury, Hannah Swensen serves as judge for a televised baking competition. When a fellow judge is murdered, Hannah is determined to catch the killer - before they can strike again!
6. Sweet Revenge
Premiered in 2021
Switched the series title A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Hannah Swensen and Detective Mike Kingston are now engaged, but are finding it difficult to balance their wedding planning and careers when a murder at a 24-hour gym takes their attention.
More to come….?
Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison have begun another film tentatively titled Carrot Cake: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. We look forward to the next installment in this sweet franchise!