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Synopsis:

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…

Review:

In Rebel Without A Cake, Rita Lucero tries to find the courage to tell her business partner and former mother-in-law, Miss Frankie, that she is going to go home to visit her family for the Christmas holidays. However Miss Frankie has already started in telling her about how much she will need her help to get the dinner done for everyone. Then she drops another bombshell on Rita. She has gotten the company Zydeco Cakes a fantastic catering and cake opportunity for the bakery. Miss Frankie has already set up a luncheon for Rita to discuss being the cake supplier and caterer for the prestigious Belle Luna Ball being held in January by the Crescent City Vintage Clothing Society.

Rita is a bit worried about the short notice but thinks it will be a great opportunity for the future of the bakery. However her workers, especially Ox, are not so happy and think this may be the nail in the coffin for Zydeco Cakes. Before the crew can even get started on coming up with ideas, everything goes haywire. From the “spirit” at Miss Frankie’s neighbor’s window to the fake delivery run by very pregnant Edie, nothing is going right. Rita gets pulled into the mysterious man looking in Bernice’s windows and is forced to spend way too much time driving back and forth to Baie Rebelle (Rebel Bay) in order to help figure things out. Then a dead body shows up. And a voodoo lady is telling Rita she has some troubles ahead. Things just keep getting crazier.

This is a fun and entertaining cozy that pulls the reader in with interesting characters and setting. I had not read the others in the series, but think The Piece of Cake Mystery series just may be one I am going to have to devour soon. The characters have engaging interaction, both nice and difficult relationships and draw you in and don’t let go. I would definitely recommend this installment and probably the whole series to any lover of cozy mysteries. The recipes at the end sound delicious too. Ms Brady’s writing style is enjoyable and easy reading. The book is full of twists, turns and several different side stories that keep you enthralled with this book.

*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*