Hummus and Homicide

A Mediterranean restaurant on the Jersey Shore is known for its killer hummus-and a dead health inspector-in this coy mystery series debut.

When Lucy Berberian quits her Philadelphia law firm and heads home to Ocean Crest, New Jersey, she knows what she's getting-funnel cake, wooden roller coasters, and her family's restaurant, Kebab Kitchen. Lucy's happy to be waitressing during the slow off-season. And she loves the new hummus bar, with every flavor from lemon to roasted red pepper.

She could do without Heather Banks, though. The Gucci-toting ex-cheerleader is still as nasty as she was back in high school . . . and unfortunately, she's just taken over as the local health inspector. Just minutes after eating at Kebab Kitchen-where she's tallied up a whole list of bogus violations-she falls down dead in the street. Word on the grapevine says it's homicide, and Lucy's the number one suspect . . .

Recipes included!