Gayle Trent authors two cozy mystery series, one for Bell Bridge Books and one for NAL. Her latest book is Dead Pan , the second book in the Daphne Martin Cake Decorating Mystery Series. In Dead Pan, several people become sick at Brea Ridge Pharmaceuticals’ annual holiday party for its employees, and one–Fred Duncan–dies. Fred’s mother insists on Daphne’s help in learning why Fred died; and since none of the food has yet been exonorated, Daphne feels compelled to find out what made everyone so ill. She’s pretty sure it wasn’t her cake, but she can’t be certain until the police complete the lab results. Was this an accident? Or did someone set out to kill Fred? Hmm…sounds like just the thing to read on a cold winter’s night, doesn’t it?! Want to win a copy? Read on… Have you got a writer on your gift list? If you have (even if that writer is YOU), and you don’t have a clue as to what gift to buy, I’m here to help. Let’s start with the simple things. I love these greeting cards/bookmark