Download or read book Birthday Cake and a Murder written by Kathleen Suzette and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainey Daye is excited about moving into her new house, but when she finds a nasty surprise in the alley behind it, she's having second thoughts about the neighborhood. Who dumped a dead guy behind her house and why? Rainey and her boyfriend, Detective Cade Starkey, are on the case to find the killer.Rainey and her identical twin sister Stormy are getting ready to celebrate their birthday with a delectable triple layer cake baked by Rainey herself while the romance between her and Cade is blossoming.

Download or read book Birthday Cake and Bodies written by Agatha Frost and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 9th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When Julia gathered Barker's family at Peridale Manor for his surprise birthday party, she did not expect it to result in murder! Minutes before the celebration is scheduled to begin, Barker's nephew, Luke, is found strangled in his bed, putting an end to Julia's dream of a quiet family get together. Only one of Barker's family could have murdered the young man, but which one?Thanks to a botched burglary in the village, the police station is clogged up, forcing Barker to go rogue with Julia. He shuts down the manor, vowing to solve the murder before sunrise, but will he be able to pin the murder on one of his brothers or their wives? Julia quickly discovers that each member of his family has a secret, but which one led to Luke's death? In a race against the clock, Julia must dig up the past, but can she uncover the truth without tearing Barker's family apart forever?Book 9 in the Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series! Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series. A light, cozy mystery read with a cat loving and cafe-owning amateur female sleuth, in a small village setting with quirky characters. Written in British English. No cliffhanger, swearing, gore or graphic scenes!

Download or read book Chocolate Cream Pie Murder written by Joanne Fluke and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest irresistible cozy mystery with recipes from a bestselling author that fans of Kathi Daley, Laura Childs, and Jessica Beck will eat up, crumbs and all . . . When The Cookie Jar becomes the setting of a star-studded TV special about movies filmed in Minnesota, Hannah hopes to shine the spotlight on her bakery—not the unsavory scandal swirling around her personal life. But that’s practically impossible with a disturbing visit from the shifty character she once believed was her one and only love, a group of bodyguards following her every move, and a murder victim in her bedroom. Now, swapping the crime scene in her condo for her mother Delores’s penthouse, Hannah and an old flame team up to solve a case that’s messier than an upended chocolate cream pie. As suspects emerge and secrets hit close to home, Hannah must serve a hefty helping of justice to an unnamed killer prowling around Lake Eden . . . before someone takes a slice out of her! Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar! “Hannah’s fans will relish following Hannah’s journey as she heals and becomes stronger, surrounded by the love of family and the many familiar, quirky residents of Lake Eden.” —Booklist

Download or read book Birthday Cake Bloodshed written by Addison Moore and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone COZY MYSTERY by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually, so dive on in!.***Includes RECIPE*** My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner's impending doom. A St. Patrick's Day parade is coming to Honey Hollow-and so is a killer. Bodies are dropping like flies, and as if that wasn't bad enough both Noah and Everett are keeping something huge from me. On top of that the baby is turning one this month and I'm determined to pull off the perfect party or die trying. Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead-which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice, and you'll have more chaos than you know what to do with. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore- Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"

Download or read book Birthday Party Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While preparing for Miss Tilley's ninetieth birthday bash and her daughter's coed sleepover birthday party, Lucy Stone stumbles upon a mystery when the town's oldest attorney supposedly commits suicide and Miss Tilley's long lost niece unexpectedly arrives in town. 15,000 first printing.

Download or read book Murder Takes the Cake written by Gayle Trent and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cake decorator and amateur sleuth Daphne Reynolds must clear her name after a routine cake delivery ends with one of her clients dead.

Download or read book Murder on the Safari Star Adventures on Trains 3 written by M. G. Leonard and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to South Africa with his uncle to a ride a famous train...and stumbles onto a murder mystery! Following his adventure on the California Comet, artist and amateur sleuth Hal Beck is looking forward to another railway journey with Nat, his journalist uncle—this time riding the historic Safari Star through South Africa. Then the already eventful journey becomes even more so when one of their fellow passengers dies on board! Accident . . . or murder? With help from a new friend, Winston (and his mongoose, Chipo), Hal is determined to figure out if a murder has really taken place and, if so, who among a long list of suspects is the killer—all before the Safari Star arrives at its final destination.

Download or read book Sprinkle with Murder written by Jenn McKinlay and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. But their first big client is a nightmare. She's a bridezilla who wants 500 custom cupcakes for her wedding. When Mel stumbles upon the bride-to-be dead-by-cupcake, she becomes the prime suspect. To save themselves and their business, the ladies need to find the real murderer, before the cupcake killer ices someone else.

Download or read book Wedding Cake Murder written by Joanne Fluke and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Swensen’s getting married—but first she has to solve the murder of a notorious celebrity chef—in this entry in the New York Times-bestselling series. Folks in Lake Eden, Minnesota, may have had their doubts, but at long last, Hannah Swensen is getting married! And her excitement only grows when she learns the man of her dreams will be able to join her on her trip to New York City for the Food Channel’s dessert chef contest. They get a taste of the Big Apple before Hannah wins the Hometown Challenge—and the producers bring all the contestants to Lake Eden to tape the remainder of the show. It’s nerve-wracking enough being judged by Alain Duquesne, a celebrity chef with a nasty reputation. But it’s even more chilling to find him stabbed to death in the Lake Eden Inn’s walk-in cooler—before he’s even had a chance to taste Hannah’s Butterscotch Sugar Cookies! Now Hannah has not only lost her advantage, she’ll have to solve a mystery with more layers than a five-tiered wedding cake… “Fluke’s cast is lively and winsome.”—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Murder and Cake written by Luna Snow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Dough loves to bake. She is also a little overweight but she doesn't care. After winning 'The Great British Cake-Off' she is invited by Royal Appointment to bake a cake 'fit for a Queen' - for Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday celebrations no less. Not is all as it seems at Buckingham Palace. Who is the creepy Alf Jeffries who seems to be stalking her and what abou the other chefs gathered at the Palace to prepare a great banquet for the birthday celebrations? When the Queen's famous diamond tiara is stolen - things start to hot up in the kitchen. When a body is discovered Jane fears for her life, but who can she trust amongst the motley group? Find out in this cozy mystery filled with mayhem, murder and of course lots of cake.

Download or read book Murder and Meringue Cake written by Rosie A Point and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birthday parties can be murder... Ruby Holmes has never been a huge fan of birthdays, particularly not her own. But Bee, her partner in baking and best friend, has decided that she's throwing Ruby a surprise party. It's their last few weeks in Carmel Springs, Maine, and they're going out with a bang. When Ruby enters the darkened guesthouse, the last thing she expects is all her friends yelling 'surprise!' She's delighted until the lights click on to reveal the dead body of Ruby's sworn enemy lying in a pile of her birthday presents. Can she solve the mystery of the birthday killer before she takes the fall for the crime? Come along on another madcap baking adventure with Ruby and Bee. Grab this cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author, Rosie A. Point, and enjoy an afternoon of reading.

Download or read book The Happy Birthday Murder written by Lee Harris and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT’S PARTY TIME FOR A KILLER Suburban sleuth Christine Bennett is moved and intrigued by two poignant mementos treasured by her late Aunt May. The first is a sad little note mourning the death of a young man lost in a Connecticut wood; the other, an obituary honoring a wealthy local manufacturer who committed suicide just after his splendid fiftieth birthday celebration. Why did her aunt never mention these virtually simultaneous tragedies? Chris’s investigative instincts are irresistibly whetted–especially by the bizarre discovery that the victims, though strangers, were found wearing each other’s sneakers. And as she slices through the layers of the past, she uncovers the horrible truth that murder was just the icing on the cake. . . .

Download or read book Carrot Cake Murder written by J. Fluke and published by Hannah Swensen Mystery. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder comes to town when, during her business partner's family reunion, a long-lost uncle is found dead with two slices of Hannah's infamous carrot cake next to his body, a discovery that soon becomes a recipe for disaster.

Download or read book Mistletoe Cake Murder written by Lena Gregory and published by An All-Day Breakfast Café Myst. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tis the season for celebrating when Gia Morelli's holidays include both a wedding and yuletide festivities. Until someone naughty delivers a most unwanted Christmas gift--murder. . . For a native New Yorker, palm trees and warm temperatures don't equal winter, much less Christmastime. Nevertheless, Gia Morelli's friends have decked the halls and trimmed the trees to truly welcome her into their "family" with an old-fashioned Boggy Creek, Florida holiday season. Even more joyous, Savannah Mills is getting married on Christmas Eve--the greatest gift Gia could ever wish for her best friend. But when Gia and Savannah stop by the caterer for a final tasting a week before the wedding, they overhear another bride arguing with her son about her husband-to-be. Moments later, the woman is sampling a piece of wedding cake--gorgeously decorated with mistletoe frosting--then suddenly dies. Now Gia's caterer friends are the prime suspects in what appears to be murder by poisoning. To clear their names and ensure Savannah has a merry matrimony will require Gia to conjure up a Christmas miracle . . . Includes recipes from the All-Day Breakfast Café!"--

Download or read book I Stole Freddie Mercury s Birthday Cake written by Malcolm Hardee and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For successful classroom teaching, your students need to be engaged and active learners. In this book, there is practical advice that is grounded in the realities of teaching in today's classrooms on how to be an inspirational teacher and produce highly motivated students. This book contains 220 positive, practical teaching ideas that are relevant to both new and experienced classroom teachers. Contents cover: - teaching tools to inspire and captivate - motivation for learning - engaging learners - how to create a learning atmosphere - classroom management - cooperative learning - learning outside of the classroom - moving learners around the room - assessment for motivation and engagement - feedback and praise - using emerging technologies to engage - using homework - supporting learners in learning how to learn - challenging learners of all abilities With reference to reflective practice, best practice and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), this book provides essential support for trainee teachers, new teachers and experienced teachers looking to extend their repertoire. Warren Kidd is Senior Lecturer in Post Compulsory Education and Training at The Cass School of Education, University of East London. Gerry Czerniawski is Senior Lecturer in Secondary Social Science and Humanities Education at the Cass School of Education, University of East London.

Download or read book Devil s Food Cake Murder written by Joanne Fluke and published by Kensington Books . This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestseller: A minister, a mynah bird, and a murder keep a sleuthing baker busy in this “fabulous” mystery with “mouthwatering recipes” (Publishers Weekly). Hannah Swensen has to admit life is pretty sweet. Things are going well in the romance department, and her bakery’s delectable confections are selling as fast as she can make them. Even her good friend Claire is head over heels with her new husband, Reverend Bob Knudson. If only they could find time to take their honeymoon! When Bob’s childhood friend, Matthew Walters, comes to town, it seems like divine intervention. Matthew, like Bob, is a Lutheran minister with a stubborn sweet tooth. Since he’s on sabbatical, Matthew is happy to fill in for Bob while he and Claire take that long-awaited honeymoon. It sounds like the perfect plan—until Hannah finds Matthew facedown in a plate of Devil’s Food Cake, a single bullet in his head. And the only witness is a bird who squawks “The wages of sin is death.” It will take some sleuthing for Hannah to sift out the killer… Features cookie and dessert recipes from The Cookie Jar, including Red Devil’s Food Cake and Carrot Oatmeal Muffins! “Fans will be eagerly awaiting the next installment.”—Booklist

Download or read book Birthday Party Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While preparing for Miss Tilley's ninetieth birthday bash, Lucy Stone stumbles upon a mystery when the town's oldest attorney supposedly commits suicide and Miss Tilley's long-lost niece unexpectedly arrives in town.