She doesn’t even mind waitressing at the Kebab Kitchen. Things are slow in the off-season in this Jersey Shore town, but Lucy doesn’t mind. When Lucy Berberian quits her Philadelphia law firm and heads home to Ocean Crest, she knows what she’s getting-the scent of funnel cake, the sight of the wooden roller coaster, and the tastes of her family’s Mediterranean restaurant.

Hummus and Homicide – A Kebab Kitchen Mystery I’m happy to share the cover with you and I hope readers find it attractive and preorder.Īmazon Barnes & Noble iBooks Google Books Kobo And the final detail? The calico cat named Gadoo (which translates as cat) lounging in the window sill. I am also very fortunate to have a cover quote from one of my favorite best-selling mystery authors, Shelley Freydont, who writes the popular Celebration Bay Mystery Series. The skull and crossbones on the check adds a nice murder/mystery touch. I love the color scheme of greens, yellows, and blues. But I am not a graphic designer, and the rest of the cover was a pleasant surprise. I pictured an ocean view through the window, but I also wanted a grapevine to showcase the restaurant’s Mediterranean cuisine (Greek, Lebanese, and Armenian). I envisioned a restaurant scene with hummus and pita on the table, of course. When my editor at Kensington asked me what I wanted on my cover, I had lots of ideas. I also knew I wanted to write about a quirky ethnic family who owns a restaurant. It was natural for me to set Hummus and Homicide, the first in the Kebab Kitchen Cozy Mystery Series, in Ocean Crest-a fictional Jersey shore town. We also vacationed at the Jersey shore every summer, and I have wonderful memories of building sandcastles, boogie boarding, and riding the boardwalk Ferris wheel with my siblings. My Armenian parents owned a restaurant for thirty years near the Jersey shore and I grew up rolling silverware as a child, then working as a waitress and hostess as a teenager. I enjoy all types of cuisine-especially ethnic.

Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian