Gayle Trent is celebrating the release of Dead Pan, and one lucky person will win an autographed copy of both Dead Pan, and Murder Takes the Cake, the first book in the Daphne Martin Mystery Series.

In Dead Pan, several people fall ill at a company Christmas party. When one of the victims dies, police intensify their search for the culprit, including the cake Daphne made for the occasion.

Praise for the series: Murder Takes the Cake has all the earmarks of a good cozy: a mystery solve, a cast of colorful characters, humor and a tiny hint of romance. It is a promising start to a new series. - Musings of a Bookish Kitty Blog