Not even her impending nuptials can keep Lucy Berberian, manager of her family-owned Kebab Kitchen, from the Jersey Shoreβs annual Polar Bear Plunge. But her dive into the icy ocean is especially chilling when she finds a fellow swimmer doing the dead manβs floatβfor real . . . Β Who would kill a man in cold blood during Ocean Crest, New Jerseyβs most popular winter event? When Lucy learns the victim is Deacon Spooner, the reception hall owner who turned up his noseβand his priceβat her wedding plans, she canβt help wondering who wouldnβt kill the pompous caterer . . . Β Perhaps the culprit is the wedding cake baker whose career Deacon nearly destroyed? Or the angry bride whose reception he ruined? With her maid of honor, Katie, busily planning Lucyβs wedding without her, Lucy will have to get to the bottom of this cold-hearted business in time for Kebab Kitchenβs mouthwatering Christmas celebrationβand before her hometownβs holiday spirit washes out to sea . . . Β Recipes included! Β βWith a warm cast of characters and an ingenious main character, this is a series that will prove delightful for cozy fans.β βParkersburg News & Sentinel on Stabbed in the Baklava Β βClever and charming . . . A culinary delight that will have readers salivating over the food and hungry for literary answers.β βRT Book Reviews, 4 Stars, on Hummus and Homicide