The Cakes of Monte Cristo

In the fresh new Piece of Cake Mystery from the national bestselling author of Rebel Without a Cake, a pastry chef becomes embroiled in a suspicious death as a mysterious curse casts a pall over an annual New Orleans ball.

Rita Lucero, co-owner of New Orleans s Zydeco Cakes, is thrilled to be catering an annual ball held at the Monte Cristo Hotel. Designing the high-end desserts is her priority until she stumbles upon a mystery long-buried at her shop. It s an ornate ruby necklace, hidden underneath her staircase and rumored to be cursed.

After the gem s appraiser suddenly drops dead and Rita herself is targeted by a menacing stranger, she s no longer laughing at local superstition. Now with five cakes on order and an investigation into the necklace s past revealing layers of unsettling clues, Rita has reason to keep looking over her shoulder while she s frosting. Because any way you slice it, the next victim of the legendary curse could be her.