A Piece of Cake Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Sheetcake Named Desire | 2011 | Buy |
| Cake on a Hot Tin Roof | 2012 | Buy |
| Arsenic and Old Cake | 2012 | Buy |
| The Cakes of Wrath | 2013 | Buy |
| Rebel Without a Cake | 2013 | Buy |
| The Cakes of Monte Cristo | 2016 | Buy |
Jacklyn Brady is the pen name behind A Piece of Cake Mystery, a six-book cozy mystery series set in the bakeries and streets of New Orleans. The books follow a cake decorator who keeps finding herself mixed up in murder investigations between decorating orders.
The series is known for its playful titles, each one a pun on a classic novel or film: A Sheetcake Named Desire, Cake on a Hot Tin Roof, Arsenic and Old Cake, and so on. The punning extends to the plots, which are light, fun, and steeped in New Orleans flavor. The series ran from 2011 to 2016 and is a good pick for cozy mystery readers who enjoy food-themed mysteries with a strong sense of place.