Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Hannah Swensen runs a bakery in Lake Eden, Minnesota, a tiny town where life is normally calm. Right now the Swensen family has drama to spare, and Hannah has little time left over for her business.

She faces an upcoming trial over her part in a tragic accident and wants to clear her name for good. Then she discovers the judge dead, bludgeoned with his own gavel. Because of the trial, Hannah becomes the leading suspect.

With the town judging her before any court does, Hannah starts looking for the killer herself. She learns that the judge made a number of enemies over the course of his career, so the list of people with a motive grows longer.

This is a cozy mystery with a baking setting and an amateur sleuth at its center. The tone is light even though the crime is violent, and the pressure comes from a clock running down while Hannah tries to prove she is innocent.