Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2)

Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2)

Valerie Burns

Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

With small town New Bison’s Spring Baking 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 Southwestern Michigan’s must-visit bakery, even though her inexperience in the kitchen brings nightmares of humiliating tagged photos and scathing one-star 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 . . .


From the Forum

No posts yet

Kick off the convo with a theory, question, musing, or update

Recent Reviews

Your rating:

  • chilli
    Feb 02, 2025
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • Readingwith_angge
    Mar 10, 2025
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    I got this ARC from Netgalley and here’s my honest review.

    This is the 2nd book in the series and I know there will be a third. I am not convinced that Maddy’s troubles are actually going to be over after what happened at the end of this book.

    This whudunit story continues and this time someone new to New Bison,but also has a past connected to it, will be the source of all the trouble in the small town.

    I rated this 3.5 since it was still an enjoyable read for me and I am still entertained by the murder mystery aspect of the story but the end felt rushed for me, like all the things that needed to happen was suddenly all there. I was actually surprised I was already at the last page.

    The hashtags are also getting to me, I know I mentioned this on my review for the 1st book but the continuation of it on this book was bordering overkill for me.

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • shannonreadss
    Mar 29, 2025
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    I did enjoy reading it but I found the many characters a bit confusing at times.

    0
    comments 0
    Reply
  • View all reviews
    Community recs if you liked this book...