I enjoyed the first book in this series, so I was glad to see this one available and it's a great continuation from the last one. The author has wonderfully developed the setting, characters, and storyline with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. So glad I got to read this one, I enjoyed it completely.

I received this ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review. I liked this book. It's a good addition to the cosy mystery genre, complete with recipes at the end. The heroine is a former lawyer, now running her family Kabob restaurant in a small beachside town on the East Coast. The chef is her (many years earlier) former boyfriend. She has a sister and parents who are still working at the restaurant, as well as friends to lend a hand. This mystery surrounds her first large catering event - a tabloid superstar's wedding to a man who loves the food of her restaurant. At the wedding, an obnoxious member of the wedding party is skilled, by shish kabob skewer. This obviously implicates the restaurant and our heroine, with her best friend, realizes she has to step in to solve the mystery and protect her staff. The story is well written, the pacing is good, the characters are believable and enjoying. This is the second book in the series and can be read as a stand-alone. Nice cosy mystery for a day at the beach (or your favorite vacation spot).

This series is quickly becoming one of my favorites! I love everything about this book, the setting, the characters, and the food! This author does a great job with setting tone in the story and picking up where she left off in the previous book so the reader isn't flailing around lost. The mystery was fantastic, gripping, with so many little twists added to really keep the reader engaged. I cannot wait to read more in this series and more from this author. I find myself wanting to read the story again and again to see if I missed anything, it was that good! The recipes at the end are definitely the syrup on top of the baklava for this book!