Death by Chocolate Cake: A Cozy Bakery Mystery

Eliza Moore inherited two things from her grandmother a struggling bakery and a silver set of dessert forks. She never expected either to become evidence in a homicide investigation.

When her landlord—the ruthless and universally despised Reginald Thorne—is found face-down in her signature seven-layer chocolate cake with her grandmother's fork planted in the wreckage, Eliza becomes the prime suspect in a murder she didn't commit. The police are building a case. The town is whispering. And the real killer is still out there, watching her every move.

Armed with nothing but her baking instincts, her fiercely loyal barista Rose, and an oversized ginger tabby named Gus, Eliza must unravel a web of small-town secrets, corrupt politicians, and a criminal conspiracy that goes far deeper than a lease dispute. Because someone went to a lot of trouble to frame her—and they're not finished yet.

Death by Chocolate Cake is the first book in the Moore or Less Bakery Mystery series, perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, Jenn McKinlay, and Ellie Alexander. If you love culinary cozies with sharp-witted heroines, loyal sidekicks, and recipes you'll actually want to bake, this delicious whodunit will keep you turning pages—and craving chocolate—until the very last crumb.