Dru’s Short Musing:
A wedding expo should be exciting but not when the featured guest is murdered and puts the Baker Street Irregulars on the search for the person responsible.

The author is very good at storytelling, pulling me in the middle of the fast-paced and non-stop action from beginning to end. With crisp writing and a comfortable tone, Ms. Burns makes it easy to follow the path in this well-executed whodunit.

After witnessing the wedding planner’s bad behavior towards her staff, it’s no wonder she winds up dead. With a sizable suspect pool, all of whom have strong motives, it’s up to the team to dissect the information that is culled. I love that everyone had a pivotal role in how this drama played out, and you felt the camaraderie amongst them as they team up to protect one another and find a killer hiding in plain sight. Overall, this was a fun book that was both engaging and entertaining, and one of the best books in the series, and I can’t wait for the next one, which I hope is the wedding book. Bonus is the mention of my favorite soul food restaurant in the book – I can taste the collard greens. 😊. I love this series!

Series Name: A Baker Street Mystery | Book 4
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: July 29, 2025
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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Book Synopsis:
Influencer-turned-bakery-owner Maddy Montgomery has sold plenty of wedding cakes before, but before she turns one out for her and her fiancé’s wedding, she’ll have to solve a little case of murder . . .

Aunt Octavia would be so proud! Maddy has turned Baby Cakes Bakery—named for her 250-pound English Mastiff, Baby—into a runaway success, and she’s marrying the love of her life, veterinarian Michael Portman. #DreamWedding! Plus the timing couldn’t be better: the country’s biggest bridal expo has come to New Bison, Michigan, and Maddy has secured a spot for Baby Cakes to showcase their cakes. She’s also entered a contest for an all-expenses-paid wedding extravaganza offered by world-renowned wedding planner Serafina.

Unfortunately, supremely nasty Serafina truly takes the cake—she makes the worst bridezilla seem like a shy flower girl. But there’s one thing the wedding planner didn’t plan on—being impaled by one of the skewers Baby Cakes uses on their tiered wedding cakes.

While Maid of Honor Sheriff April Johnson rounds up suspects at the expo, Maddy and her aunt’s friends, the Baker Street Irregulars, and even Baby join forces to unveil a killer hiding in plain sight . . . before wedding bells start to chime.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.