The Pastry Plot

A cozy bakery mystery

When Vera Holloway inherits her grandmother’s beloved bakery, she expects early mornings, stubborn dough, and the pressure of living up to a small-town legend.

She does not expect a break-in.

Or a missing recipe book.

Or a dead baking judge—found with a croissant by his side.

With the Sparrow Creek Baking Fair just weeks away, Vera’s future depends on recipes she no longer has. But when the theft of her grandmother’s secret croissant techniques is followed by murder, it becomes clear the crime wasn’t about money or antiques—it was about pastry.

As gossip swirls and old rivalries resurface, Vera teams up with her sharp-tongued cat Biscuit and an increasingly suspicious detective to untangle a mystery baked deep into the town’s past. Someone in Sparrow Creek wanted those recipes badly enough to kill—and they’re still hiding in plain sight.

Between flaky layers, buried secrets, and a legacy worth protecting, Vera must prove that she’s more than her grandmother’s shadow… before the killer strikes again.

Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with bakeries, small towns, clever cats, and crimes best solved over a cup of tea.