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A Tail of Cakes and Murder by Lucy Emblem

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Also by Lucy Emblem:

A Tail of Cakes and Murder, August 2026
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A Tail Of Fair Play And Murder, May 2026
Paperback / e-Book
A Tail of Paws and Murder, March 2026
Paperback / e-Book
Christmas Carols and Canine Capers, October 2024
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Snapped and Framed!, September 2024
e-Book
Ma-ah, Ma-ah, Murder!, June 2024
e-Book
Barks, Bikes And Bodies!, March 2024
e-Book

A TAIL OF CAKES AND MURDER
By: Lucy Emblem

Charity and Muffin Cozy English Mysteries #5
Independently Published
August 2026
On Sale: August 7, 2026
Featuring: Charity Cleveland; Hubert Oldham; Tallulah Beardsley
168 pages
ISBN: B0HDGH391Z
EAN: 9798189748141
Kindle: B0H1M9ZZTY
Paperback / e-Book
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A Cosy Retirement Village with a Taste for Murder

The first-ever Malvern View Village baking competition is supposed to be a friendly event filled with Victoria sponges, jam tarts, and neighbourly cheer.

Instead, it's a recipe for disaster.

The residents are determined to impress the famous television baker who has agreed to visit their special bake-off type event. As rival bakers compete for attention, tempers fray, accusations fly, the celebrity judge becomes increasingly unpredictable, someone’s cake acquires tiny pawprints, and more than one contestant seems prepared to bend the rules in pursuit of victory.

But the competition takes a deadly turn when a body is discovered, and Charity Cleveland finds herself investigating yet another murder.

With suspects everywhere she turns, secrets bubbling to the surface, and Muffin proving once again that a clever dog can be worth her weight in marzipan, Charity must separate the innocent mistakes from the truly deadly ones before the killer strikes again.

A Tail of Cakes and Murder is perfect for fans of cozy mysteries packed with friendship, village life, lovable dogs, gentle humour, and twisty murder mysteries.