The mystery itself is filled with a nostalgic walk on the boardwalk. Lucy ultimately becomes the main suspect in the murder investigations and in the process the restaurant loses most of its loyal customers and in the process putting her parent’s retirement plans on hold.Īuthor Tina Kashian draws on her very own experience in Jersey Shore and in the process can deliver a highly entertaining cozy mystery. When Lucy was getting ready to leave the town, Heather Banks is poisoned after eating at one of the newest restaurants in Hummus, Kebab Kitchen. Before quitting her job, Lucy is involved in a heated argument with one Heather Banks, a former high school mean-girl, who now works as the town’s health inspector. Lucy Berberian is prompted by rivalry to quit her job and ultimately returns to Ocean Crests, her multicultural home.

In Hummus and Homicide, author Tina Kashian introduces the readers to Lucy Berberian.

Hummus and Homicide is the first installment in the Kebab-Kitchen Mystery series. Tina Kashian is popularly known for the Kebab Mystery series, with the Hummus and Homicide being the most popular book in the series. The numerous law cases that Tina Kashian handled inspired various inquiring minds of crime and ever since then, Tina Kashian began to get addicted to mysteries. Tina Kashian’s love for reading fiction assisted her in getting through her high school and college education. Once Tina Kashian completed her college education, she served as a patent attorney, Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey and even as a mechanical engineer. After completing her high school education, Tina Kashian worked all type of odd jobs including wiping tables and waitressing. Tina Kashian also had an early introduction to the restaurant business, considering the fact that her Armenian parents owned one of the famous restaurants in New Jersey shore for more than 35 years. Tina Kashian was born and raised in New Jersey Shore, a place where she was actively involved in boogie building, building sand castles and also riding the board walker ferries-wheel.

Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian