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For the second time in as many months, Daphne Martin finds herself telling a police officer, “I just delivered the cake.”
Several people became sick at Brea Ridge Pharmaceuticals’ annual holiday party for its employees, and one–Fred Duncan–died. Fred’s mother insists on Daphne’s help in learning why Fred died; and since none of the food has yet been exonorated, Daphne feels compelled to find out what made everyone so ill. She’s pretty sure it wasn’t her cake, but she can’t be certain until the police complete the lab results. Was this an accident? Or did someone set out to kill Fred?
Book Two – The Daphne Martin Cake Decorating Mysteries
Gayle Trent
November 2009 * Trade Paperback * 235 Pages * $14.95 * ISBN: 978-0-9841258-4-5
Cozy Food Mystery
Murder Takes the Cake
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Gayle whips up a sweetly satisfying mystery that’ll have you licking your lips for more!”
- Christine Verstraete, SEARCHING FOR A STARRY NIGHT, A MINIATURE ART MYSTERY
Yodel Watson was dead. And some people blamed my spice cake.
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.
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$14.95
Date of Publishing : October 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9802453-6-3
Reviews
- Suzanne Pitner, Suite101.com
“The breezy story line is fun to follow…Daphne is a solid lead character as she follows the murder recipe one step at a time to the delight of sub-genre readers.”
- Harriet Klausner, The Mystery Gazette
“Trent has written an absolutely captivating cozy, complete with all the traditional elements of the genre. …I hadn’t even read past page 7 and I had absolutely laughed out loud numerous times. The dialogue in this book is filled with snappy writ.”
- Pudgy Penguin Perusals Blog
“Murder Takes the Cake has all the earmarks of a good cozy: a mystery to 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
“I will definitely read the next in the series.”
- My Escape From The Real World Blog
“The folksy names, dialogues, settings and characters all promise a good cozy (culinary) mystery. This was an easy, entertaining read. It reminded me a bit of a comfortable, enjoyable game of Clue.”
- A Bookworm’s World
“I absolutely was startled to find out whodunnit at the end and it was not one of those lame-o choices so the author could hurry and finish up. I could identify with Daphne’s relationship with her family. I think this was the part I liked best. Daphne has a cautious and teeth gritting relationship with her mother, a loving warm one with her father and her sister.
And the cake baking and decorating!!! I didn’t get the recipes in the copy I reviewed, so will get the book just for those. This is one of my criteria for a cozy, it makes me want to learn how to do the activity that’s the basis of the character and story……This one makes me want to learn how to decorate cakes.
Four frosted beans!”
- http://iyamvixenbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/murder-takes-cake-daphne-matin-mystery.html
“…a sweetly satisfying mystery that’ll have you licking your lips for more!”
- Christine Verstraete, Searching for a Starry Night, a Miniature Art Mystery
“Murder Takes the Cake has all the right ingredients for a delicious read.”
- Ellen Crosby, author of The Bordeaux Betrayal
Want to learn more about the cake decorating character, Daphne? Take a look at Gayle’s blog posts…