Movies like A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)
The best movies like A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023) are Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025), Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016) and Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017). If A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery hooked you with its tv movie and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- NewestBest Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)Released 2026
- Same seriesReality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025)Hannah Swensen Mysteries
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025)
Hannah's favorite reality show takes over The Cookie Jar. When the producer is found dead, Hannah and Norman team up to track down the killer. Chad invites Hannah to court.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery & drama
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016)
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMurder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017)
Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when fellow judge, Coach Bishop is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find the killer.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMurder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016)
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act--and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)
A skeleton found in Lake Eden reveals the true identity of a beloved resident. Despite her fiancé's disapproval, Hannah investigates the murder and enlists her mother's help to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015)
A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangerous murder investigation. With colorful characters popping up as suspects, shady business practices uncovered at the tree lot and holiday romance in the air, the young baker-turned-sleuth must race against time to track down the killer and save the Christmas season.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025)
When Hannah's customer and Delores' theater rival is murdered, Hannah must find her killer in order to save her mother's reputation. Chad and Hannah's romance blossoms.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both crime & mystery
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015)
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that centers on Hannah Swensen, shop owner of the Cookie Jar where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee. But when a mysterious murder occurs, Hannah turns into a culinary detective and finds herself trying to solve the crime while getting caught in an unexpected romantic mystery of her own.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)
Hannah Swensen has been asked to teach a baking class at the college in town, but her equipment is tampered with causing an explosion that the fire department rules an accident. Soon, a colleague ends up dead and Hannah begins to put together the puzzle of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder. Hannah leans on her friends and family to collect the breadcrumbs of foul play and put them together, and meets a different side of law and order when Lake Eden's prosecuting attorney Chad Norton enters her life.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery & drama
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2021)
As Hannah and Mike experience engaged life while balancing their busy careers, a murder at a 24-hour gym complicates their wedding planning.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery & drama
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)
Hannah finds a body at the grand re-opening of the Lake Eden Inn. When a storm traps everyone inside, Hannah must find the culprit before the road clears and the killer escapes.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)
When a suspect in a forgery case is murdered and the prosecutor goes missing, Hannah and Chad must uncover how the two cases are connected and solve them in time for the trial.
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)
Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve the same murder while working to clear a colleague who is implicated in the crime. Meanwhile, Delores gets her big break
Why it matches: Same series: Hannah Swensen Mysteries · both mystery
How She Caught A Killer (2023)
Inspired by a true story, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talking about a serial killer in the area who seems to be targeting sex workers. Teaming up with FBI agent Neil Carter (Jamall Johnson), Linda fights to go undercover to help solve the murders and, if all goes accordingly, capture a serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018)
Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton’s latest murder investigation when her nephew Phillip and his college roommate go missing after the roommate’s girlfriend is found dead. Enlisting the help of her Real Murders pals, and the handsome college professor Nick Miller who just moved in across the street from her, Roe uncovers a kidnapping plot gone awry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDeadly Secrets by the Lake (2017)
A decorated NYPD detective returns to her hometown after her sister is charged with the murder of her boss and attempts to make amends with her estranged family while exposing the dark underbelly of a long-suppressed secret that threatens to tear the town apart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)
In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her renovations she will find clues to uncover the house’s secret past and in turn become an unlikely sleuth to help crack these unsolved mysteries
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man (2019)
Podcaster Alex McPherson seeks the truth behind the tragic death of a young lawyer, while partner Drew finds himself diving into the shady mishaps of a shipping company. Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCircle of Friends (2007)
Maggie returns to her hometown to dedicate a scholarship in her late husband's name. While there, she reconnects with old friends and comes to believe that her husband's death is tied to the mysterious deaths of several old classmates..
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Murder with Mirrors (1985)
When Miss Jane Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea cozy, murder most foul is bound to occur.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Cut, Color, Murder (2022)
When a beauty pageant creator is found dead, a savvy hairdresser works with a detective and risks everything to clear the names of those she loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End (2019)
The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s true crime podcast centers on the death of a man whose wife seems certain to be convicted for his murder. Fairly certain that the woman did not kill her husband, it’s up to Alex to figure out who the real killer is as the trial heads toward its conclusion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery
Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered (2019)
Alex McPherson returns to the small town in Pennsylvania where she spent her summers as a girl to record the next episode of her true crime podcast, about the disappearance of a childhood friend 20 years prior. However, after teaming up with the local newspaper editor, who reluctantly agrees to help her retrace the girl’s last steps, Alex not only uncovers the shocking truth behind the girl’s disappearance, but also a decades-old murder and its cover-up.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Mystery 101: Killer Timing (2021)
An escaped serial killer and an attempt on Travis's life makes this their most dangerous case yet as Amy and Travis team up with his FBI agent ex to find the connection before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Chronicle Mysteries: Vines that Bind (2019)
The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s true crime podcast leads her and most of the Chronicle staff to nearby Macklin, where they investigate the death of a vintner that was ruled an accident by the local police.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the bloody knife that has just killed one of the other performers. 12th installment in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Murder in Angel Lane (2013)
When Mr. Whicher, a retired policeman, helps a country lady to find her niece, he is drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & drama
Double Life (2023)
A widow finds out from her late husband's mistress that his death was not an accident. Both women work together to unmask the truth behind the man they both loved.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisCrossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & crime
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What are the best movies like A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery?
The closest matches to A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery are Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025), Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016) and Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery?
People who watched A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery most often go on to How She Caught A Killer (2023), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018) and Deadly Secrets by the Lake (2017).
What is the newest movie like A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery?
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Is A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Hannah Swensen Mysteries, which includes Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025), Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016), Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017) and Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016).
Are there English movies like A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery?
Yes: Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025), Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016) and Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017).
How are movies similar to A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery chosen?
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