Christmas Cupcake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery)

It’s Christmas time in Lake Eden, Minnesota and Hannah Swensen is busy trying to bake enough cupcakes and cookies to keep the town happy. But, when an injured homeless man is found in a vacant shop that Hannah’s mother wants to rent, Hannah wants to help find out what happened to him. Surely he has a home somewhere. It won’t be easy to discover his past since he’s lost his memory and the local doctor thinks he’s been hit on the head. Was he the victim of a crime? Hannah isn’t sure. But, she may find some clues as he begins to help out around the bakery and in her mother’s antique store.

If Christmas Cupcake Murder doesn’t put you in the mood to bake and eat cupcakes all day, I don’t know what will. Personally, I found this one to be more centered on Hannah’s cooking than on solving a mystery. But I liked that it brought all her friends and family together in a good cause just in time for the holiday season. Fans of this series will be happy to know that recipes have been included.