Social media queen-turned-small-town baker Maddy Montgomery, her feisty friends, and her faithful English mastiff know you have to break a few eggs to solve a murder. . .

As Maddys wedding day approaches, friends and family descend on the little town of New Bison, Michigan, to celebrateso much so that Maddy wonders if there might be another happily-ever-after in store for her widowed father and innkeeper Mrs. Law. Unfortunately, she also has to deal with an unhappy couple: feuding cousins Hannah and Dorothy, who havent spoken in decades. Maddy can only hope the spectacular wedding cake crafted by her head baker doesnt wind up as ammunition in a food fight.

But she doesnt have to wait long for a wedding disaster to strike. When the imperious Dorothy crashes the rehearsal dinnerwith several uninvited guests in towand starts battering everyone with constant complaints, the drama reaches reality-show levels. And the next day, Dorothy is dead . . . with Hannah standing over the body, bloody rolling pin in hand.

Nobody in town believes Miss Hannah could commit murder. But a detective newly relocated from New York doesnt know the sweet, memory-challenged Hannah the way the locals doand the evidence seems open-and-shut as an oven. Now, with her sous-sleuths the Baker Street Irregulars, the bride-to-be is busy digging into Dorothys past to catch a killer before she cuts the cake . . .

Valerie (V. M.) Burnsis a mystery writer whose novels and short stories have been finalists for the Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, and Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She is the author of the Mystery Bookshop, Dog Club, RJ Franklin, and Baker Street Mystery series, as well as the Bailey the Bloodhound Mysteries under the name Kallie E. Benjamin. Valerie is a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers’ Association. She is also an adjunct professor in the Writing Popular Fiction Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. Born and raised in northwestern Indiana, Valerie now lives in the southeastern United States with her two poodles. Connect with Valerie at VMBurns.com.

• Publisher: Kensington Cozies
• Publish Date: July 28, 2026
• Pages: 272
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781496753427
• Dimensions: 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.0 inches | 0.66 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Mystery, Thrillers & Crime