Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Sheetcake Named Desire | 2011 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
| 2 | Cake on a Hot Tin Roof | 2012 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
| 3 | Arsenic and Old Cake | 2012 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
| 4 | The Cakes of Wrath | 2013 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
| 5 | Rebel Without a Cake | 2013 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
| 6 | The Cakes of Monte Cristo | 2016 | Jacklyn Brady | Buy |
A Piece of Cake Mystery by Jacklyn Brady is a six-book cozy mystery series set in New Orleans. The main character is a cake decorator who gets drawn into murder investigations while running her bakery business. The New Orleans setting provides atmosphere, local color, and plenty of food-related detail.
A Sheetcake Named Desire (2011) starts the series, and the punning titles continue through The Cakes of Monte Cristo (2016). Each book features a self-contained mystery with returning characters and an ongoing subplot about the bakery itself. The series is lighthearted and well-suited to readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with culinary themes and clever wordplay.