Gayle Trent

Cozy murder mystery. When the meanest gossip in Brea Ridge dies mysteriously, suspicions turn to cake decorator Daphne Martin. But all Daphne did was deliver a spice cake with cream cheese frosting--and find Yodel's body. Now Daphne's got to help solve the murder and clear her good name. Problem is, her Virginia hometown is brimming with people who had good reason to kill Yodel, and Daphne's whole family is among them.

Murder Takes the Cake

A RECIPE FOR MURDER Life is sweet for Daphne Martin right now, from her flourishing cake-decorating business to a rekindled romance with her high school boyfriend, Ben. All that’s about to change, courtesy of famously foul-mouthed celebrity chef Jordan Richards. The TV star has come to Brea Ridge, Virginia, for the town’s lavish cake competition, but he won’t be leaving under his own steam. After his first master class, Jordan is found bludgeoned with a cake stand and drowned in some very bitter batter. Plenty of townsfolk think the curmudgeonly confectioner had it coming, but the half-baked evidence points to Daphne as a prime suspect. With Ben mulling a new job offer—in Kentucky—Daphne is faced with a multilayered dilemma. She needs to somehow keep her boyfriend, win the cake competition, and sift out the real culprit . . . before the killer serves up another victim.

Battered to Death

Daphne Martin's wedding to Ben Jacobs is only a couple of weeks away. An award-winning cake decorator, Daphne is busy designing their wedding cake. Her twin nephew and niece, Lucas and Leslie, are excited about being in the wedding party. And Daphne's brother-in-law Jason is planning a bachelor party for Ben. Everything is going beautifully until Daphne's ex-husband Todd shows up. Just released from prison after serving a sentence based on his shooting a gun at Daphne, Todd comes to Brea Ridge to profess his undying love for her. Despite Daphne's attempts to make Todd leave town, he insists on hanging around to reconnect with people he used to know. When he's found murdered, Daphne finds herself at the center of the investigation. Now she must track down Todd's killer before she becomes the next victim. Can she still make it to the church on time?

Killer Wedding Cake

A "delightful new series." -- Kaye's Penguin Posts Cake decorator Daphne Martin once again finds herself and her cakes at the center of a murder mystery. Half the town gets sick following a cake event, but for poor Fred Duncan, a bout with potential food poisoning quickly turns fatal. Now it's up to Daphne to sort through the likely suspects and figure out who frosted Fred.

Dead Pan

Wrongly implicated when she stumbles on the murdered body of a local dentist, cake decorator Daphne Martin works to solve the mystery and clear her name, an effort that is complicated by rumors about an affair and a traveling convention of Elvis impersonators. By the author of Murder Takes the Cake. Original. 35,000 first printing.

A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery

Killer Sweet Tooth

Cake decorator and amateur sleuth Daphne Reynolds must clear her name after a routine cake delivery ends with one of her clients dead.

Faltam apenas algumas semanas para o casamento de Daphne Martin com Ben. Sendo uma descoradora de bolos premiada, Daphne está ocupada a planear o seu bolo de casamento. Os seus sobrinhos gémeos, Lucas and Leslie, estão estusiasmados por poderem ir ao casamento. E o irmão adotivo de Daphne, Jason. está a planear a despedida de solteiro de Ben. Tudo corre na perfeição, quando o ex-marido de Daphne, Todd, aparece. Acabado de sair da prisão depois de cumprir a pena de prisão à qual foi condenado por ter disparado contra Daphne,Todd vem a Brea Ridge para confessar o seu eterno amor por ela Apesar das tentativas de Daphne para Todd deixar a cidade, este insiste em andar a rondar e tentar reaproximar-se de antigos conhecidos.Quando é encontrado morto, Daphne vê-se no centro da investigação. Agora, deve seguir o rasto do assassino de Todd, antes que se torne a próxima vítima.Conseguirá ela chegar à igreja a tempo?

Gayle Trent

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