Food writer Kiki Coben didn’t set out to be a sleuth, but when a woman vanishes just before Kiki subs in for a Mah Jong game, her instincts kick in.

From sleepy Sherwood to a cruise ship at sea, Kiki and her Tuesday Mah Jong group have a habit of being in the wrong place at the right time, as Kiki follows the trail from a “Black Widow” murder at sea to a suspicious death at a senior home charity event.

Armed with a curious mind and her formidable group of friends, Kiki is ready to prove that the only thing you need to catch a killer is persistence — and maybe just a little bit of luck.

A mystery collection for fans of cozy crime with a strong female lead, Carol Goodman Kaufman's CRAK, BAM, DEAD is the first book in the Mah Jong Mayhem series.

Crak, Bam, Dead