Rebel Without a Cake
(A Piece of Cake Mystery)
5th in Series
Cozy Mystery
A Berkley Prime Crime Mystery
The Berkley Publishing Group (September 2, 2014)
Published by The Penguin Group
Cover Illustration by Chris Lyons
Cover Design by Diana Kolsky
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425258279
E-Book File Size: 1575 KB
ASIN: B00IOE3PPQ
In the still of the night…
Halloween is approaching, and the co-owners of Zydeco Cakes, Rita Lucero and her former mother-in-law, Miss Frankie, have scored a sweet treat—a fantastic catering opportunity that could lead to a rich future for their bakery. But their good news is quickly rattled by a bump in the night when Miss Frankie’s neighbor, Bernice, barrels into her kitchen toting a Bible and a gun, and serves up a story about a ghost at her window.
Bernice swears she just saw the ghost of her moonshiner uncle who disappeared in the swamp fifteen years ago. And when her cousin soon goes missing in the same swamp, Bernice is certain someone’s playing a nasty trick, and convinces Rita and Miss Frankie to help her investigate. They’ll just need to watch their steps, as these ladies are liable to get mired in a very swampy mystery…
INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Miss Frankie sure can get Rita into a lot of trouble and she does it up in spades in Rebel Without a Cake. First she makes plans for Christmas without even asking Rita or thinking Rita may want to go home to visit her family for the holidays.
Then she sets her up with an appointment to cater a huge event, something Zydeco Cakes has never done before and they have less than 3 months to pull everything together and the woman in charge of the event is not making it easy.
On top of that Miss Frankie and her neighbor Bernice has Rita traveling back and forth from New Orleans to the swamp where Bernice’s family lives and they show up just in time to find a dead body.
Oh and how can I forget, things at Zydeco Cakes is crazy with Halloween orders and Edie is due to have her baby at any minute. She is definitely causing a bit of drama with all the employees.
That is a lot happening in one book so hold on tight and get ready for a wild ride!
I have come to love all these characters and all the baggage they bring with their lives. There can be disagreements, personal issues, time constraints and tons of pressure to produce awesome cakes that will make your mouth water, but through thick and thin there are there for each other no matter what.
We meet some new characters this time like Ox’s psychic aunt and all of Bernice’s family. All very interesting and some a little rude and some a little scary. Jacklyn Brady creates wonderful people to fill her stories. Very unique and some a little crazy but all of them come together in a fantastic story.
In this installment we are not only dealing with the current mystery but the author is setting us up for the next book in this series. Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year are right around the corner.
The current mystery takes us deep into the bayou – gators can be anywhere and the pace is a little slower. Rita trusts the local law enforcement to catch the killer but she just can’t help but do a little investigating herself to try to hurry things along. I thought I had things figured out more than once and was cringing every time Rita was sticking her nose into things. Of course Rita kept digging and she proved me wrong again. I loved it!
This is a series I recommend you read in order not only to get to know that cast of characters but also because the stories are so darn good. This is one of my favorite series for that very reason. There are fantastic subplots that continue through each book and each book is even better than the last. The tough part for me is waiting until next year to see what happens next!!
About This Author
Jacklyn Brady is the national bestselling author of the Piece of Cake mystery series. You can find her online on her Website on Facebook and on Twitter
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Wow, looks like another great cozy mystery
Must look for the first. 🙂
looks great, thank you for the chance
This is a fun series!
Sounds like a good mystery for the beginning of the holidays – which are just around the corner.
Ann
Beautiful cover!
I love this series and can’t wait to read this. Thanks for the chance to win it.
Love the title! I’ve only read the first in this series…guess I’ve got some catching up to do! Thanks Lori for the review and give-a-way!
Sounds like a fun read.
I like this series. Looking forward to reading this one.
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This sounds like the perfect foodie cozy mystery for this time of year. 🙂 I love that cover, too!
I totally love this series and own at least the first 2 book in it. I’d love to add this one to my personal collection.
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