Bakeshop Mystery A Batter of Life and Death, Book 2, (Paperback)

Its autumn, which means that tourist season is winding down in Ashland, Oregon. Fortunately, The Pastry Channel has come to town to film the newest season of Take the Cake. Theyve asked Jules Capshaw to use Tortes kitchen as a location some of the contestants use to prepare their pastries. Then they ask Jules to be a last-minute contestant. Shes thrilled until she finds Chef Marco, one of the other contestants, dead before the first day of filming. Since she is part of the show, she cant help but learn things about her fellow contestants. Can she figure out which one is a killer? Its been too long since I read the first book in the series, but I was quickly back in Juless world with this fun second in the series. The pacing was a bit off at times, but overall there is an enjoyable mystery with plenty of secrets for Jules to uncover. The suspects are good and do their part to keep us guessing. Jules has some personal stuff she is trying to work through, and I enjoyed seeing the growth in her here. This book really made me want to visit Ashland at some point in the future. We get seven recipes at the end for a wide variety of things. Its easy to see why this series is so popular. I need to pick up the next soon.