Gayle Trent, Cozy Mystery Author

Gayle whips up a sweetly satisfying mystery that'll have you licking your lips for more!"
- Christine Verstraete, SEARCHING FOR A STARRY NIGHT, A MINIATURE ART MYSTERY

Yodel Watson was dead. And some people blamed my spice cake.

When the meanest gossip in Brea Ridge dies mysteriously, suspicions turn to cake decorator Daphne Martin. But all Daphne did was deliver a spice cake with cream cheese frosting--and find Yodel's body. Now Daphne's got to help solve the murder and clear her good name. Problem is, her Virginia hometown is brimming with people who had good reason to kill Yodel, and Daphne's whole family is among them.

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Whole Latte Life - October 22, 2008

Hell or High Water - October 23, 2008

Allie's Musings - October 25, 2008

Funds for Writers - October 27, 2008

Momma Said - October 27, 2008

My Readable Feast - October 28, 2008

The New Book Review - October 29, 2008

Writer Unboxed - October 30, 2008

Musings of a Bookish Kitty - November 3, 2008

Sharing With Writers - November 4, 2008

The Voice of Mom - November 5, 2008

Laurie's Reflections - November 6, 2008

Inky Girl - November 11, 2008

Happily Ever After Today - November 12, 2008

Murder By 4 - November 14, 2008

Life Unedited - November 19, 2008

About.com - November 20, 2008

Type M for Murder - Februrary 1, 2009

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WRITING UP A STORM

June, 2009 Issue

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Additional Reviews For

MURDER TAKES THE CAKE

Murder Takes The Cake has all the right ingredients for a delicious read.

--Ellen Crosby, author of THE BORDEAUX BETRAYAL

Calling all cozy lovers, another winner is on the scene with Gayle Trent's Murder Takes the Cake, a delectable delight. Daphne Martin is a wonderful and brave heroine beginning a new life in a new place and a new career. A terrific beginning of a new series.

- Marilyn Meredith, author of Kindred Spirits, latest in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree series.

Gayle Trent's Murder Takes The Cake has everything: well-drawn characters, laugh-out-loud humor, an intriguing plot, and (best of all) enough descriptions of lucious baked goods to derail anyone's diet!

- Dana Fredsti, author of Murder for Hire: The Peruvian Pigeon

Vivid, three-dimensional characters, dialog that pops and a plot that effortlessly weaves the past into the present-- Murder Takes the Cake... well... takes the cake!

- Marian Allen, author of Eel's Revenge

Amazon.com Reviews:

This book is fun. The dialoge is snappy, the characters believable. I really enjoyed reading it. The humor works, it flows nicely in the story. - Jennifer L. Flaten

Being a cake decorator in a small town I can imagine this happening. Plus I decorate cakes at home so I can REALLY relate to the author. She's definitely got me hooked . . . . - Linda Hessaa

What a hook! I was captured from the start. The author's use of dialogue is masterful, never trite, and the small-town characters are engaging. Her timely delivery of comedic surprises lend for a thrilling read. I found myself laughing out loud many times. - Angela Mackintosh