The cakes of Monte Cristo
(Book)

"In the fresh new Piece of Cake Mystery from the national bestselling author of Rebel Without a Cake, a pastry chef becomes embroiled in a suspicious death as a mysterious curse casts a pall over an annual New Orleans ball. Rita Lucero, co-owner of New Orleanss Zydeco Cakes, is thrilled to be catering an annual ball held at the Monte Cristo Hotel. Designing the high-end desserts is her priorityuntil she stumbles upon a mystery long-buried at her shop. Its an ornate ruby necklace, hidden underneath her staircase and rumored to be cursed. After the gems appraiser suddenly drops dead and Rita herself is targeted by a menacing stranger, shes no longer laughing at local superstition. Now with five cakes on order and an investigation into the necklaces past revealing layers of unsettling clues, Rita has reason to keep looking over her shoulder while shes frosting. Because any way you slice it, the next victim of the legendary curse could be her."--Amazon.com