To Have and to Kill: 1 (Piper Donovan/Wedding Cake Mysteries) - Softcover
Paperback. Pub Date: October 2011 Pages: 368 in Publisher: Avon Piper Donovan never imagined decorating wedding cakes could be so dangerous! A struggling actress with no immediate prospects and a recently oken engagementletter. Piper needs to take stock of her life-so she moves back home with her parents in New Jersey and steps tentatively into the family bakery business. Soon. she's creating a wedding cake for a friend. the star of a daytime television drama. But someone is ruthlessly determined that this wedding will never happen.It begins with the horrific murder of the ide-to-be's co-star-but a psychopathic wedding-crasher isn't about to stop there. Before Piper knows it. she's joining forces with FBI agent Jack Lombardi & mdash ; a handsome neighbor with a soft spot for the inquisitive cake-maker-to sift through the suspects and find a killer. But Piper's about to disco...
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"She understands how to hang on to her audience. Her characters are the sorts with whom many readers identify."--USA Today
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.--Library Journal
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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.--Library Journal
Piper Donovan never imagineddecorating wedding cakes could beso dangerous!
A struggling actress with no immediateprospects and a recently broken engagement, Piper needs to take stock of her life--so she moves back home with her parents in New Jersey and steps tentatively into the family bakery business. Soon, she's creating a wedding cake for a friend, the star of a daytime television drama. But someone is ruthlessly determined that this wedding will never happen.
It begins with the horrific murder of the bride-to-be's co-star--but a psychopathic wedding-crasher isn't about to stop there. Before Piper knows it, she's joining forces with FBI agent Jack Lombardi--a handsome neighbor with a soft spot for the inquisitive cake-maker--to sift through the suspects and find a killer. But Piper's about to discover that it may be a lot hotter in the kitchen than she's able to handle . . .
Suspense. Romance. Family. Cake.
There is something for every reader in To Have and to Kill.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Company
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 006199555X
- ISBN 13 9780061995552
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages368
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Clark has perfected the suspense novel."--BooklistNew 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! A struggling actress with no immediate prospects and a recently broken engagement, Piper Donovan moves back in with her parents. She steps tentatively into the family bakery business and finds herself agreeing to create a wedding cake for the acclaimed star of a daytime television drama. But someone is ruthlessly determined to stop the wedding. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780061995552
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