A Poisonous Palate
Book 14 now available!
Key West food critic Hayley Snow is working on this week’s articles for Key Zest magazine when an intriguing email hits her inbox, titled Hemingway’s toxic love and an old story. Catherine Davitt tells Hayley that she has returned to the Keys to research a book, but she also wants to investigate the disappearance of an old friend back in the late 1970s...
A Poisonous Palate
Book 14 now available!
Key West food critic Hayley Snow is working on this week’s articles for Key Zest magazine when an intriguing email hits her inbox, titled Hemingway’s toxic love and an old story. Catherine Davitt tells Hayley that she has returned to the Keys to research a book, but she also wants to investigate the disappearance of an old friend back in the late 1970s.
The Ingredients of Happiness
Now available in hardcover, paperback and ebook
Is there a recipe for the perfect life?
Thirty-two-year-old ‘happiness guru’ Dr. Cooper Hunziker has it all—a dream job as assistant psychology professor at Yale University, a soon-to-be published self-help book, The Happiness Connection, and the perfect guy. But there’s a problem. Cooper isn’t happy.
The Ingredients of Happiness
Now available in hardcover, paperback and ebook
Is there a recipe for the perfect life?
Thirty-two-year-old ‘happiness guru’ Dr. Cooper Hunziker has it all—a dream job as assistant psychology professor at Yale University, a soon-to-be published self-help book, The Happiness Connection, and the perfect guy. But there’s a problem. Cooper isn’t happy.
About Lucy
Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib is the author of 24 novels, including 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
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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