About Lucy
Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib is the author of 26 novels, including A Delicious Deception, 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, as well as the Friends of the Key West Library.
Events
2026
February 7, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
2nd Annual Murder Mystery Tea
Key West Library
700 Fleming St
Key West, FL
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February 8, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Tropical Lunch and Garden Party
Key West Woman’s Club
319 Duval St
Key West, FL





