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Just Desserts

By Kerry Greenwood
Series: CORINNA CHAPMAN
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Autumn is in the air, and the extraordinary Corinna Chapman is in her beloved bakery, Earthly Delights. Her dashing private-detective lover, Daniel, is working all hours, and her right-hand baker, Jason, is mixing delectable muffins. All seems well with the world. But their cherished Insula, a... Read More
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Intrepid baker and courageous investigator Corinna Chapman returns in her triumphant final appearance.

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Autumn is in the air, and the extraordinary Corinna Chapman is in her beloved bakery, Earthly Delights. Her dashing private-detective lover, Daniel, is working all hours, and her right-hand baker, Jason, is mixing delectable muffins. All seems well with the world.

But their cherished Insula, a heritage apartment building with a flourishing rooftop garden, is about to land in the cross-hairs of a dodgy real estate developer. The fate of Insula hangs in the balance, and everyone will need to step up to survive. Meanwhile, how are the missing boys and an attack on Daniel connected?

As Corinna and Daniel pursue justice, they face kidnappings, deep corruption, desperate deals, unexpected allies, and a creepy ride. Can they trace the perpetrator, rally their neighbours, and mount a rescue before it's all too late?

Series: CORINNA CHAPMAN

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  • Forbidden Fruit
    Corinna Chapman, owner of Earthly Delights, detests Christmas. She's dreaming of quiet, air-conditioned comfort but instead finds herself dealing with a rose-loving donkey named Serena, a maniacal mother with staring eyes, a distracted assistant searching for the perfect muffin recipe, her friend the fearless witch Meroe, and the luscious Daniel, with whom she'd like to spend a lot more time....
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    Devil's Food
    If there's one thing that Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire and proprietor of the Earthly Delights Bakery, can't abide, it's people not eating well—particularly when there are delights like her very own, just-baked, freshly buttered sourdough bread to enjoy. So when a strange cult which denies the flesh and eats only famine bread turns up, along with a body which is...
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  • Trick or Treat
    Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood features Corinna Chapman, amateur sleuth, baker extraordinaire, and proprietor of the Earthly Delights Bakery, as she returns for her fourth criminally entertaining and delicious adventure. When a cut-price franchise bakery opens its doors just down the street from Earthly Delights and crowds flock to purchase the bread, Corinna Chapman is understandably nervous. Meanwhile, the...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743310366

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Kerry Greenwood (1954-2025) is the author of more than fifty novels, a collection of short stories and six non-fiction titles, and she was the editor of two acclaimed anthologies of crime writing. Kerry is best known for her beloved Phryne Fisher series, which inspired the internationally successful ABC television drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Across her remarkable career, Kerry created some of the most iconic heroines in Australian fiction, including the glamorous, fearless Phryne Fisher and the compassionate baker-sleuth Corinna Chapman.

Since 1997, her books have sold more than 1.4 million copies worldwide. A gifted storyteller, a generous soul and a passionate advocate for creativity, joy and justice, Kerry's influence on readers, writers and the literary community has been profound.

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