Bailey Cates

Bailey Cates is the pen name of Bailey Cates Cattrell, a New York Times bestselling American author of cozy mysteries. She writes the Magical Bakery Mystery series, set in Savannah, Georgia, which follows a baker who discovers she comes from a line of hereditary witches and must balance running a bakery with solving murders using kitchen magic. Titles in the series include Brownies and Broomsticks, Charms and Chocolate Chips, Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti, and Spirits and Sourdough. Kirkus Reviews has described her as 'a smooth, accomplished writer' whose books combine strong plotting with a diverse, engaging cast. Cates has continued to add new entries to the series over more than a decade, pairing culinary detail with light supernatural elements in the established cozy-mystery tradition.