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Book Review
Reviewed: 19 December 2023

Dial M for Mud Cake

by: Kaz Delaney

Hart of Texas Murder Mysteries - Book 6

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If someone calls you trying to order a mud cake… hang up!

I really enjoyed the beginning. I laughed out loud. 

There was a LOT going on in this story. If you read enough cozy mysteries there always seems to be moment when the amateur sleuth goes off by themselves and gets into trouble. Not in this one. Rosie has a fantastic support system and she was smart enough to not evade them. Jonah was more present, taking time away from work to accompany Rosie as she search for information.

The aunties are always a hoot! Never let it be said that just because you are up in age that you cannot be cunning. The table lamp incident was hilarious. 

At times, it felt like too many characters in a scene. There was not as much baking in this one with Rosie’s awesome assistant Allie keeping things running while Rosie was out detecting.

There was a subplot or two, too many in my opinion but I am glad that the author didn’t leave/forget them at the end.

A good story that keeps you on your toes!

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 3-August-2023
Cozy Mystery, Audiobook, Female-Led

Plot Summary

 This wrong number is turning out to be deadly…

As summer settles over Airlie Falls, Texas, baker Rosie Hart is gearing up for the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. Orders are coming in fast, but when someone calls in an order for a mud cake, Rosie feels uneasy. After a series of confusing phone calls, she comes to the chilling conclusion that the term ‘mud cake’ is in fact code for a ‘hit’—someone is ordering a murder!

As the dough for her Apple Custard Brioche Bread rises, so does Rosie’s anxiety. This isn’t like any of the cases she’s solved before. This time she has to save someone, but first she has to discover exactly who she’s supposed to be saving—and more importantly, who wants that person dead.

With her commitment to the town’s week-long festivities, trying to control her nonagenarian friends who’ve just discovered the home shopping network, determining if a long-lost child has indeed resurfaced, and not to mention an Elvis impersonator on every corner, Rosie’s wondering if she can really unmask the person with murderous intent before they take matters into their own hands.