“Clark has perfected the suspense novel.” —Booklist
New York Times bestselling author and mystery writer par excellence, Mary Jane Clark kicks off her delicious new Wedding Cake mystery series with To Have and To Kill. A tasty departure from her thrillers featuring KEY News television anchor Eliza Blake (Dying for Mercy, It Only Takes a Moment), To Have and To Kill introduces readers to actress-turned-wedding cake decorator Piper Donovan, who discovers that the heat in the pastry kitchen can be hotter—and deadlier—that she ever imagined…and that her creative new enterprise is anything but a piece of cake. Foodies and fans of cable TV’s Amazing Wedding Cakes, as well as Faye Kellerman, Jayne Anne Krentz, and Diana Mott Davidson readers are going to eat this one up!
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"Frustrated actress Piper Donovan returns to her New Jersey hometown to work with her mother at the family bakery, where her first job preparing a wedding cake for a soap star is shattered by a murder that is investigated by a handsome FBI agent. " — Joenna (4 out of 5 stars)
"Frustrated actress Piper Donovan returns to her New Jersey hometown to work with her mother at the family bakery, where her first job preparing a wedding cake for a soap star is shattered by a murder that is investigated by a handsome FBI agent. "
“Clark launches her Wedding Cake Mysteries series with a bang. Her heroine is young, bright, talented and forthright, with a more than a touch of curiosity and courage. It makes for a fun, fast read with characters that will make readers smile.”
“An old-fashioned whodunit set in a modern world that’s high on suspense and low on gore. The number of characters with motive for murder keeps you guessing, and the action-packed short chapters keep the story moving. You’ll also learn a little about cake decorating, and there’s a sweet surprise at the end.”
“The intriguing premise will interest fans of foodie crime.”
" Light and quick mystery. "
" Good read but not my favorite of hers. It seemed kind of choppy. "
" This was a nice, quick read. I'm usually able to call it pretty early in the story, but this book had a twist I didn't see coming. "
" I just can't get into this author. This is the second book I've read with a delicious looking cake on the cover that is not good. "
" i can't believed i read and finished this book. really. "
" Easy to read simple mystery. "
" Fun to read. Good beach book. "
" A fantastic new series from Mary Jane. I enjoyed it immensely. The characters are fresh. I love that she makes short chapters so you can keep reading and reading and you never know who did it until the very end. Awesome story teller "
" It was fun to read this book while watching a baseball game. After all the 'heavy' books I've been reading this 'light' one was appreciated! "
" It was a quick easy read but yet well written in that you don't find out who killed who until the end. "
" Ending spring break on a gloomy day with a cheesy mystery--very a la Mary Higgins Clark. "
Mary Jane Clark, a New York Times bestselling author, worked at CBS News for nearly three decades. Her KEY News thrillers were inspired by that experience. Envisioning the Piper Donovan/Wedding Cake mystery series, she enrolled in cake-decorating classes and researched unique wedding locations. The daughter of an FBI agent and a mother who customized cakes for the neighborhood kids when she was growing up, Mary Jane has two grown children and splits her time between Florida and New Jersey.
Isabel Keating has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narration and twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actress, she garnered a Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and a Tony nomination for her critically acclaimed 2004 Broadway performance as Judy Garland in The Boy from Oz. She was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in 2000 for her portrayal of Flora Crewe in Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink.
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