By Gayle Trent

Show description

Read or Download Murder Takes the Cake PDF

Similar women sleuths books

Killer Mousse (Della Cooks Mystery)

Meet Della Carmichael, proprietor of a cooking institution in Santa Monica, California, and, as of this week, celebrity of a brand-new cable cooking convey. yet she's approximately so as to add one other credits to her r? sum? : suspect.

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (Pizza Lovers Mysteries)

For as soon as, it sort of feels, not anyone is making an attempt to pin a homicide on Eleanor quick, proprietor of the delicious pizzeria A Slice of enjoyment within the quiet little city of bushes Ridge, North Carolina. yet a person has to respond to for that physique in her kitchen. . . and it feels like the ultimate cease for Greg Hatcher, her deliveryman, could be the country reformatory.

Malicious Intent

A gripping and robust new mystery -- the debut of a gorgeous new voice in suspense fiction -- and the 1st visual appeal of a difficult and memorable investigator, pathologist, and forensic doctor, Dr. Anya Crichton. the one lady freelancer within the male-dominated box, pathologist Dr. Anya Crichton will take any paintings she will locate to pay baby aid and her loan, get her new enterprise off the floor, and conflict her ex-husband for custody in their three-year-old son.

Extra info for Murder Takes the Cake

Example text

Yodel’s sisters were Melody and Harmony, and her brother was Guitar. ” I nearly spit diet soda across the table. ” “No, honey, I’m not. Trouble was, nary a one of them Watsons had any talent. When my daughter was little, she’d clap her hands over her ears and make the most awful faces if we happened to sit behind them in church. Just about anybody can sing that ‘Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow’ song they sing while takin’ the offering plates back up to the alter, but the Watsons couldn’t.

I marked the e-mail as unread and neglected to reply until I had better news to report. As I deleted my junk messages, I thought about Bonnie. She and I had met while I was taking culinary classes at a local college. She was taking business courses and was desperate to get into the field I wanted out of so badly. We met one evening because we were two of the oldest people in the student lounge. That night even the faculty members present were in their twenties! Bonnie and I were both in our early thirties, and after that initial meeting we had fun people-watching over coffee before all our evening classes.

Gloria Carter. Mom. Gloria Carter is at it again. Every time poor Jim goes out of town, Gloria is seen somewhere with Vern March. Vern has even been seen at Gloria’s house! What gall! Vern March. I remembered Vern. Uncle Vern. He was Dad’s best friend. Mrs. Watson was just a spiteful old busybody. Mom and Vern weren’t having an affair. I feel sorry for Jim. He’s devoted to those girls, and he’s been a good husband to Gloria. He deserves better. Lindy, who works at Attorney Platt’s office, says Gloria came in yesterday and had a long talk with the attorney.

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.75 of 5 – based on 39 votes