I pictured myself in Ocean Crest-minus the murders, of course! I felt the lapping of the ocean waves and the sand between my toes, and imagined the brilliant Ferris wheel on the boardwalk pier. As I wrote the scenes, I heard the seagulls squawking and pictured them circling above the beach. The name is a combination of Ocean City and Wildwood Crest-two of my favorite New Jersey shore towns. As I wrote the books, I pictured my fictitious small town of Ocean Crest at the Jersey shore. We now have two young girls, and we still take them to the Jersey shore every summer.
Ever since I was a little girl, my parents vacationed at there. My Kebab Kitchen Mystery series also takes place at the Jersey shore.
One of our head cooks married the head waitress. The dynamics of the workers-temperamental chefs, busy busboys, and gossipy waitstaff can be quite entertaining. When I thought of where to set Hummus and Homicide, the first book in my Kebab Kitchen Mystery series, I knew it had to be at a family restaurant. As I grew older, I discovered and enjoyed other cuisine-Indian, Chinese, Mexican, and, of course, a great burger! Our kitchen at home was filled with the delicious aromas of simmering grape leaves, stuffed peppers and tomatoes, and shish kebab. I grew up rolling silverware as a child, then working as a waitress and hostess as a teenager. My Armenian parents owned a restaurant for thirty years and my mother was a talented cook. I enjoy all types of cuisine-especially ethnic.
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