Piece of Cake Mystery

The Piece of Cake Mystery series is a successful novel series written by the famous American author Jacklyn Brady. There is a total of 5 novels published in the series between the years 2011 and 2013. All the novels of the based on the mystery genre and depict a suspenseful plot featuring the main character named Rita Lucero. The plots of all the novels in the series revolve around the happenings in the life of Rita Lucero, who is introduced in the first novel of the series as a pastry chef hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The first novel of the Piece of Cake Mystery series was published under the title ‘A Sheetcake Named Desire’. It was released in the year 2011 by the Berkley publishing house. The plot of the novel is set in New Orleans, Louisiana and introduces the main character in the form of a pastry chef named Rita Lucero. In the opening sequence of the plot of the novel, it is shown that Rita Lucero tries to make her way through to the top in the world of baking pastries in a small town of New Orleans. But, her path to the top does not appear to be an easy one as she is forced to face a lot of hurdles in between. In one such situation, she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her soon to become an ex-husband, who is found murdered with the use of a chef’s knife stabbed in his back. Due to this, her life is turned upside down in a moment, which was otherwise headed for a lot of name and fame because of her delicious and popular pastries. Now, she is required to use her instincts to the best of use in order to catch the real killer before he makes her his second victim.