Arsenic and Old Cake - (Piece of Cake Mystery) by Jacklyn Brady (Paperback)

About the Book

An old musician asks Rita to investigate a man who claims to be his long-lost brother. Checking into a seedy bed-and-breakfast, Rita discovers that the mysterious man may be telling the truth, but he also may be a murderer. Includes recipes. Original.

Book Synopsis

Blind man's bluff

With business going stale at Zydeco Cakes, Rita Lucero has plenty to worry about. But when the blind trumpet player Old Dog Leg Magee asks for a favor, she can't say no. His brother Monroe disappeared forty years ago, and now someone has shown up claiming to be him. Old Dog Leg needs Rita to be his eyes--and see if it's really his brother.

The Twisted Palms Bed and Breakfast is full of unsavory characters, Monroe included. Posing as newlyweds, Rita and her friend Gabriel check in, only to discover that Monroe's true identity isn't the only mystery they'll have to solve. When another guest at the Twisted Palms turns up dead, it seems the mysterious man might also be a murderer...

Review Quotes

"A decadent new series with a Big Easy attitude."--Paige Shelton, national bestselling author of A Killer Maize

"A mouth-watering new series!"--Sheila Connolly, national bestselling author of Bitter Harvest

About the Author

Jacklyn Brady is the pseudonym for author Sherry Lewis, the author of the national bestselling Piece of Cake Mysteries set in New Orleans, Louisiana, including Rebel Without a Cake, The Cakes of Wrath, Arsenic and Old Cake, Cake on a Hot Tin Roof, and A Sheetcake Named Desire. She lives on Florida's Emerald Coast.