The book ‘Carrot Cake Murder’ is written by Joanne Fluke. ‘Carrot Cake Murder’ is the tenth book in the Hannah Swensen series. It is set in Lake Eden, Minnesota, where Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar bakery, is looking forward to summer. As the story goes, a family reunion takes a deadly turn just when Lisa’s long-lost uncle Gus is found dead with an ice pick on his chest.