Long Island Iced Tina — Maria DiRico

Mia Carina is back in the borough of Queens -- in charge of the family catering hall, Belle View Banquet Manor, and keeping her nonna company. But some events -- like murder -- are not the kind you can schedule . . .
 
Mia's newly pregnant friend Nicole plans to hold a shower at Belle View -- but Nicole also has to attend one that her competitive (and mysteriously rich) stepmother, Tina, is throwing at the fanciest place in Queens. It's a good chance for Mia to snoop on a competitor, especially since doing a search for “how to run a catering hall” can get you only so far.
 
Mia tags along at the lavish party, but the ambience suffers at Nicole's Belle View shower when a fight breaks out -- and then, oddly, a long-missing and valuable stolen painting is unwrapped by the mom-to-be. Tina is clearly shocked to see it. But not as shocked as Mia is when, soon afterward, she spots the lifeless body of a party guest floating in the marina . . .
 
Italian recipes included!