Books like Murder Can Singe Your Old Flame by Selma Eichler

Full‑figured private investigator Desiree Shapiro is reluctantly pulled into a double‑murder mystery when her friend’s fiancée and her twin sister are shot in a posh New York condo, forcing Desiree to navigate actors, ex‑lovers, and New York’s gritty underbelly to uncover the truth.

Baker Hannah Swensen’s carrot cake becomes the centerpiece of a family gathering gone wrong when Uncle Gus is murdered with an ice pick. Spurred by her cat’s odd behavior, Hannah must sift through suspects to uncover the killer before her own recipe becomes a deadly threat.

During Christmas, Hannah Swensen, baker and amateur sleuth, delivers her famous plum pudding to a wedding, then investigates the murder of her eccentric neighbor Larry Jaeger in the village green.

New York's plus-size PI, Desiree Shapiro, discovers that her latest would-be client is harder to say no to than a second--make that a third--slice of Little Angie's pizza. There have already been two attempts to kill charismatic pharmaceutical exec Gordon Curry, and he wants Desiree to prevent number three. Fearful of accepting the responsibility for someone's life--or death-- Desiree prefers to take cases after the body has been carted away. However, the charming Curry wins her over. He even supplies her with the name of the disgruntled ex- employee who, he is convinced, is the only one who could possibly want to do him in. But before Desiree has the chance to follow up, Curry is shot to death. What's more, she learns that the ex-employee--her sole suspect--committed suicide two months earlier! With a tough case like this on her hands, Desiree needs to get cracking... but not before she polishes off that pizza.

When a wealthy uncle nears death and a favored nephew is murdered, a new heir enlists Manhattan PI Desiree Shapiro to uncover the truth—only to discover that the family’s hidden motives may threaten her life and inheritance.

When philanthropist Miriam Weiden is murdered, her mother enlists plump PI Desiree Shapiro to recover a harrowing voicemail left on Desiree’s answering machine that read, “Someone is trying to kill me!” Desiree must untangle hidden motives among Miriam’s suspects and clear her own conscience.

Pugilist private investigator Desiree Shapiro is hired by a crime boss to uncover the killer of his protege, venturing into New Jersey’s underbelly while balancing a literal and figurative recipe for justice.

Private investigator Desiree Shapiro takes on a murder case in a New York apartment building, confronting a cook‑dressed suspect and a string of killings while juggling her own love life.

Private investigator Desiree Shapiro investigates the mysterious murder of a stand‑up dog trainer whose death triggered a double tragedy: the loss of a kidney donor and the suicide of his brother.

After a mischievous slip at a swap meet, Brandy Borne’s accidental encounter with tycoon Wesley Sinclair III turns deadly when his wife Vanessa is murdered; Brandy, her mother Vivian, and their shih tzu Sushi team up to uncover the truth in this cozy, antique‑filled mystery.