Quick answer: there are three Fixer Upper Mysteries films, made for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Framed for Murder and Concrete Evidence in 2017, then Deadly Deed in 2018. They are based on Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery novels, and there are 11 of those, starting with A High-End Finish.
If you have ever watched a home renovation show and thought it needed a body behind the drywall, here you go. Victorian houses, a seaside town and a contractor who knows exactly where the bodies are buried, sometimes literally.
The premise
The singer Jewel plays Shannon Hughes, who runs a construction company and specializes in restoring Victorian homes in the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove. Colin Ferguson plays Mac Sullivan, an investigative reporter. Ron Lea plays Pete Hughes and Erin Karpluk plays Jennifer Hennessey.
Kate Carlisle, who wrote the novels, shares the writing credit on all three films, so the screen version stays close to her world.
Fixer Upper Mysteries movies in order
| # | Film | First aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery | 15 January 2017 |
| 2 | Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery | 2 April 2017 |
| 3 | Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery | 11 March 2018 |
What each film is about
1. Framed for Murder. The film that introduces Shannon, her company and Lighthouse Cove. Start here.
2. Concrete Evidence. Shannon’s work on the town’s lighthouse mansion turns up the remains of a teenage girl who vanished fifteen years earlier, and she ends up working a cold case. The most atmospheric of the three.
3. Deadly Deed. A charity renovation of a Victorian mansion, and a local banker found murdered inside it.
The books behind the films
The novels come first, and there are more of them. Penguin Random House, which publishes Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mysteries, lists 11 in the series. In the books the heroine is Shannon Hammer, a contractor in Lighthouse Cove in northern California; Hallmark changed her surname for the screen.
| # | Novel |
|---|---|
| 1 | A High-End Finish |
| 2 | This Old Homicide |
| 3 | Crowned and Moldering |
| 4 | Deck the Hallways |
| 5 | Eaves of Destruction |
| 6 | A Wrench in the Works |
| 7 | Shot Through the Hearth |
| 8 | Premeditated Mortar |
| 9 | Absence of Mallets |
| 10 | Dressed to Drill |
| 11 | The Knife Before Christmas |
We have left the publication years off this list on purpose: the publisher’s series page gives the order but not the dates, and we only print years we have checked. You will notice the titles are all building puns. That is half the charm.
Going by the titles alone, book 4, Deck the Hallways, and book 11, The Knife Before Christmas, look like the two to try if you are building a December reading pile.
Do you need to watch or read them in order?
For the films, it helps but is not essential. Each one solves its own case, and there are only three, so it is easy to go from the first to the last in a weekend. For the books, start at A High-End Finish if you can, because Shannon’s friendships and her romance build from book to book.
FAQ
How many Fixer Upper Mysteries movies are there?
Three, aired between January 2017 and March 2018.
Who stars in Fixer Upper Mysteries?
Jewel as Shannon Hughes and Colin Ferguson as Mac Sullivan.
Are the Fixer Upper Mysteries based on books?
Yes, on Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery novels. There are 11, starting with A High-End Finish.
Have you read the books, watched the films, or both? Which did you meet first? Tell us in the comments.
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Sources
Film titles, order, air dates and cast were checked on 9 November 2026 against Wikipedia. The order of the novels was checked the same day against the publisher:
- Wikipedia — Fixer Upper Mysteries (film list with original air dates, cast and writing credits)
- Penguin Random House — A Fixer-Upper Mystery series page (11 titles in order)
- Hallmark Mystery — the network’s own site
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