Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami — Sharon Kahn

It isn't easy being a rabbi's wife in Eternal, Texas. It's even harder being a rabbi's widow. More than a year after her husband's death, the congregation still expects Ruby to behave "appropriately." But sometimes it's hard to be pious and ladylike when you're investigating a murder...

In an attempt to boost Rabbi Kapstein's approval rating at Temple Rita, resident busybody Essie Sue organizes a group vacation in the Caribbean aboard Bargain Cruise Line. Bon voyage! But Ruby fears that paradise at these prices may be a hoax. Or even a nightmare: the ship's lecturer is found dead before the boat sets out to sea. And on a cruise that includes day-old dinners, Elvis-impersonators, and portholes sealed with bubble gum, it's not long before everyone is screaming S.O.S. The good news is Ruby discovers a new love interest on deck. The bad news is he may be a killer.