


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
August 12, 6:30 p.m.
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for THE MANGO MURDERS
RJ Julia Booksellers
Madison, CT
September 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
Make Mine Murder: New England crime fiction writers discuss how they write their books
With Hallie Ephron (moderator), Sarah Stewart Taylor, Elise Hart Kipness
Milton Library
476 Canton St
Milton, MA