Mabel Aphrodite Brown unpacks her knives--and her detective skills-when she joins a cooking competition that someone whould kill to win . . .

Somehow, Ditie's best friend, Lurleen, has sweet-talked Ditie into a spot on the next edition of The Great Southern Baking Contest. It'll mean leaving her almost-adopted kids for a little while, but they love spending time with their uncle. And she can't turn down the chance to bake at celebrity chef Savannah Evans's antebellum estate in Beaufort, South Carolina . . .

Even when Savannah's husband dies suspiciously at the welcome party, the show doesn't stop. As technical problems plague the filming and the body count rises faster than a soufflé, it becomes clear that everyone is hiding more than just biscuit recipes. it's up to Ditie to sift through a slew of suspects and motives to cut through a mystery with more layers than her Georgia peach strudel. If she doesn't come through with a killer soon, she might get chopped--from real life.

Includes Family Friendly Recipes!