Mango Murders

The Key West Food Critic Mysteries

The Mango Murders

Book 15 coming August 12th!

The turquoise waters of Key West are turning red in this explosive 15th installment of the Key West Food Critic mysteries from USA Today bestselling author Lucy Burdette.

The Mango Murders

Book 15 coming August 12th

The turquoise waters of Key West are turning red in this explosive 15th installment of the Key West Food Critic mysteries from USA Today bestselling author Lucy Burdette.

Key Lime

The Key West Food Critic Mysteries

Book 14 now available!

Book 13 now in paperback!

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Culinary cozy fans are in for a treat.
Publishers Weekly on A Dish to Die For

Key West food critic Hayley Snow proves once again that she understands crime as well as cuisine. A suitably steamy background for a complex tale of murder and deceit.
Kirkus Reviews on A Dish to Die For

What’s so delightful about the Key West Food Critic mysteries? The setting. The characters. The food. And, of course, the writing.
—Cathy Salustri, the Gabber on A Dish to Die For

A Scone of Contention moves at a brisk pace complemented by appealing characters.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel on A Scone of Contention

Devastating, heartbreaking and completely immersive… Unsafe Haven has Hollywood written all over it!
—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author

About Lucy

Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib is the author of 25 novels, including The Mango Murders, USA Today bestseller A Poisonous Palate and Florida Book Award gold medal winner in popular fiction, A Clue in the Crumbs (Crooked Lane Books). Both the twelfth book in her Key West mystery series, A Dish to Die For, and the tenth, The Key Lime Crime, won the Florida Book Award’s bronze medal for popular fiction. Her first women’s fiction title, The Ingredients of Happiness and her first thriller, Unsafe Haven, have been published by Severn House. Lucy’s alter-ego, clinical psychologist Roberta Isleib, has also published eight mysteries including the golf lover’s mystery series and the advice column mysteries. Her books and stories have been short-listed for Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. She’s a past president of Sisters in Crime, and currently president of the Friends of the Key West Library.

2025 Events

February 1, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Shetland Murder Mystery Tea with Ann Cleeves

Key West Library
700 Fleming St
Key West, FL
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February 3, 6:00 p.m.
Interview with Guest of Honor Ann Cleeves at Friends of the Key West Library Annual Gala

Key West Library
700 Fleming St
Key West, FL
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March 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Book Signing at Key West Island Books

513 Fleming St
Key West, FL

March 15, 10:00 a.m.
Big Pine Key Library Book Club Discussion

213 Key Deer Blvd
Big Pine Key, FL

August 12, 6:30 p.m.
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for THE MANGO MURDERS
RJ Julia Booksellers
Madison, CT