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Murder is a Piece of Cake by Valerie Burns

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Also by Valerie Burns:

Murder at First Slice, July 2026
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Icing on the Murder, August 2025
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A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death, August 2024
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Murder is a Piece of Cake, July 2023
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Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder, September 2022
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MURDER IS A PIECE OF CAKE
By: Valerie Burns

A Delicious Culinary Cozy with an Exciting Twist

A Baker Street Mystery #2
Kensington Cozies
July 2023
On Sale: June 27, 2023
Featuring: Maddy
272 pages
ISBN: 1496738233
EAN: 9781496738233
Kindle: B0BGYW4DMG
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Perfect for readers craving the cozies of Joanne Fluke and Ellery Adams, the acclaimed Agatha award-nominated author returns to her charming small-town culinary cozy series featuring a social media expert turned bakery owner and sleuth.

“Snappy dialogue, a well-drawn supporting cast and an irresistible canine companion all add delicious flavor. Gulp this book down or savor it, but consuming it will guarantee a sustained sugar high.” —New York Times Book Review on Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder

With small town New Bison’s Spring Festival just around the corner, the pressure is on Maddy to continue her late great-aunt Octavia’s legacy. That means scoring the top prize and transforming Baby Cakes into Southwest Michigan’s must-visit bakery, even though her inexperience in the kitchen brings nightmares of humiliating tagged photos and scathing reviews.

There’s another reason for lost beauty sleep. A second bakery is opening in town under the ownership of CJ Davenport, a shrewd investor with a reputation for sabotaging anyone who gets in his way. And savvy, flashy Maddy tops his list. It’s a sticky spot to be in—more so when Davenport turns up dead with a Baby Cakes’s knife stuck in his back.

Maddy’s whole life just went from #thriving to barely surviving. Now, supported by the crafty Baker Street Irregulars and her new boyfriend, she must find the courage to face off against a killer who could very well get her name trending for the first and last time . . .