I am more and more interested in exploring mystery books with a taste of...everything, therefore I was very curious about Dying to Bake by Helen Golden.
A tasty mystery, with a touch of royal gossips, it shares an intricated story built around the sudden death of a popular judge of a baking show Bake Off, stabbed at heart. As the top suspect is the king´s royl girlfriend, smart Lady Beatrice turns into an amateur sleuth, trying to save the honor of the family. Meanwhile, she may also develop a love interest into a handsome DCI.
We are dealing with a crime, and I may assure that solving it is approached with the highest seriosity, which does not exclude adding a lot of good humour into the cozyness of the story. The story has a right balance between action - alert and taking mysterious turns - and the characters, interesting and not always what you seem they are.
Overall, the inquiry takes place in a delicious background, where dying to bake is really taken literally. At least by the main culprit. I liked particularly the combination between mystery and humor, as it helps to make the investigation more bearable and less tensed.
As for the cover, it is simply deliciously iconic, with the high exposure of deliciously decorated cakes. Good for my diet that they are so far away, and just pictures.
A recommended read, especially for the coming long weekend and holidys days. It will make the reader both hungry and curious to follow up the story.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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