Baked to Death * Catherine Bruns * Cookies & Chance Mystery #2

Just as baker Sally Muccio prepares to compete on the popular reality television show Cookie Crusades, her greedy ex-husband shows up demanding a cut of her thriving fortune cookie business and ends up murdered, leaving Sally's boyfriend framed for the crime.

The Story. Written by USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Catherine Bruns, this dishes up the second installment in the beloved Cookies & Chance series. Life is finally sweet for Sally "Sal" Muccio: she is happily in love, her specialty fortune cookie bakery is flourishing, and she and her best friend Josie Sullivan are gearing up for their big television debut. When Sal's estranged ex-husband Colin arrives looking to cash in on the shop's success and turns up dead hours later, Sal's boyfriend becomes the prime suspect. To clear his name, Sal must sift through vengeful ex-in-laws, a suspicious new employee, rival bakers, and a persistent mobster collecting on Colin's unpaid debts - all with delicious cookie recipes included in the book.

Perfect For. Cozy mystery fans and bakery-sleuth readers who enjoy humorous, recipe-filled whodunits alongside Ginger Bolton's Deputy Donut Mysteries, Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen series, Ellie Alexander's Bakeshop Mysteries, or Diane Mott Davidson's Goldy Schulz catering mysteries.

Published 2016 by Gemma Halliday Publishing.

Cozy Mysteries / Culinary & Bakery Whodunits / Reality TV Baking Mysteries / Fortune Cookie Shop Sleuths / Amateur Sleuth Series