Death by the Dozen is the third literary fiction book in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series by author Jenn McKinlay.
Melanie and Angie are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef cooking contest to promote their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery.

Mel’s mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta, may be one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to work hard to win. When Vic’s corpse is found inside a refrigerated truck, Mel and Angie will need to use their best judgment to find the cold-blooded killer or they could lose more than the competition. ; they may lose their lives.