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Murder Takes the Cake: A Tall Pines Cozy Mystery
An amateur sleuth, her two best friends, and a sweet dream that leads to murder…
Small town cafe owner Gabby Ramirez is thrilled when her sister Maria decides to pursue her passion for high-end cakes.
But her cake decorating class turns sour when the teacher’s assistant is Maria’s old high school tormentor. Tensions rise and soon things heat up faster than a baker’s oven.
Gabby never imagined a bully from the past would become a body in the present. But when the teacher's assistant is found dead, Maria becomes the prime suspect.
With their brother, Sheriff Carlos, unable to investigate his own family, Gabby and her two best friends are ready to stir things up to uncover the truth.
From an estranged husband and bitter brother-in-law, to angry classmates and betrayed former friends nursing old grudges, the suspects pile higher than a three-tier cake.
With her beloved corgi sniffing out clues, can Gabby and her friends sift through the mess to catch the real killer or will Maria’s cake dreams crumble for good?
Small town cafe owner Gabby Ramirez is thrilled when her sister Maria decides to pursue her passion for high-end cakes.
But her cake decorating class turns sour when the teacher’s assistant is Maria’s old high school tormentor. Tensions rise and soon things heat up faster than a baker’s oven.
Gabby never imagined a bully from the past would become a body in the present. But when the teacher's assistant is found dead, Maria becomes the prime suspect.
With their brother, Sheriff Carlos, unable to investigate his own family, Gabby and her two best friends are ready to stir things up to uncover the truth.
From an estranged husband and bitter brother-in-law, to angry classmates and betrayed former friends nursing old grudges, the suspects pile higher than a three-tier cake.
With her beloved corgi sniffing out clues, can Gabby and her friends sift through the mess to catch the real killer or will Maria’s cake dreams crumble for good?
Published: September 23, 2025
Pages: 278
ISBN: 9798266843639
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Lauri L.
Sep 12, 2026
Taking a class to get certified to create wedding cakes should not get you involved in a murder, but in this case, it did. The who-done-it is the hard part. With suspects all across the board, from family to former teachers, this one keeps you guessing from start to finish. Elements revealed at the end makes this one even more of a mystery. You cannot put this down until you find out the ties between all the characters. Waiting to see where things go next.