The book ‘Candy Cane Murder’ is written by Joanne Fluke. The story ‘Candy Cane Murder’ is part of the ‘Hannah Swensen’ series. This book is a holiday-themed anthology featuring three novellas by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier. The book consists of 14 Christmas recipes. The story is about Hannah Swensen as she investigates a murder where a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank.