Hayley Snow's life always revolved around food. But when she applies to be a food critic for a Key West style magazine, she discovers that her new boss would be Kristen Faulkner-the woman Hayley caught in bed with her boyfriend! Hayley thinks things are as bad as they can get-until the police pull her in as a suspect in Kristen's murder. Kristen was killed by a poisoned key lime pie. Now Hayley must find out who used meringue to murder before she takes all the blame.
Review
"What fun! ....Key West and food -- a winning combination. I can't wait for the next entry in this charming series." New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson
"Burdette laces "An Appetite for Murder" with a clever plot, a determined if occasionally ditzy heroine and a wealth of local color about Key West and its inhabitants. You'll eat it up." The Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Florida has long been one of the best backdrops for crime novels - from John MacDonald to Carl Hiassen - and Burdette's sense of place and her ability to empathize with a wide strata of Key West locals and visitors bodes well for this new series." Joe Meyers, CT post
"A true taste of paradise....The victim may not be coming back for seconds, but readers certainly will!" Julie Hyzy, bestselling author of the White House Chef mysteries
"Food, fun, and felonies. What more could a reader ask for?" Lorna Barrett, New York Times best selling author of Sentenced to Death
"An excellent sense of place and the occasional humorous outburst aren't the only things An Appetite for Murder has going for it, though: There is a solid mystery within its pages....Not only does Burdette capture the physical and pastoral essence of Key West, she celebrates the food....Although you might want to skip the key lime pie, don't skip An Appetite for Murder." The Florida Book Review
"The mystery is well-plotted with enough clues and red herrings to keep readers guessing until the end. The only thing better than eating great food and writing about it on someone else's dime is doing it in balmy Key West and Hayley's going to do it with style." The Mystery Reader
About the Author
Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette has written eight mysteries as Roberta Isleib. Her books and stories have been short-listed for Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. She is a past president of Sisters in Crime.