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New Orleans pastry chef Rita Lucero finds her estranged husband murdered with a chef's knife and becomes the leading suspect. To protect herself, she must investigate the people surrounding him and his bakery.

Rita Lucero helps elderly musician Old Dog Leg Magee investigate a man claiming to be his long-missing brother. Posing as a married couple at a bed-and-breakfast, Rita and Gabriel encounter a murder that complicates their search.

Rita Lucero's bakery caters a Mardi Gras celebration where a guest is murdered after a public argument with her uncle. Determined to clear her relative, Rita investigates the tensions behind the party's festive appearance.

Preparing for a major Halloween catering job, Rita Lucero becomes involved in her neighbor Bernice's family mystery. Questions about a moonshining uncle's disappearance lead into the swamp and grow urgent when another relative goes missing.

Rita Lucero attends a small-business meeting where Moose Hazen is injured while protecting her van. When his wife is found dead beside stolen painkillers, Rita becomes a suspect and investigates trouble surrounding the couple.

Cake artist Rita Lucero discovers a supposedly cursed ruby necklace while preparing desserts for a New Orleans ball. An appraiser’s sudden death and a threatening stranger turn its history into an urgent investigation alongside her catering commitments.