Characters in Birthday Cake and Bodies

Julia South

Peridale cafe owner who investigates the murder that ruins the surprise party she planned.

Also in Pancakes and Corpses, Lemonade and Lies, Doughnuts and Deception, Chocolate Cake and Chaos, Shortbread and Sorrow, Espresso and Evil, Fruit Cake and Fear, Gingerbread and Ghosts, Cupcakes and Casualties, Blueberry Muffins and Misfortune

Barker

Julia's partner, a detective inspector, whose birthday party is the setting for the murder.

Also in Fruit Cake and Fear, Blueberry Muffins and Misfortune, Champagne and Catastrophes, Wedding Cake and Woes

Luke

Barker's nephew, found strangled in his bed at Peridale Manor.