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Lucy Burdette

6 Series • 32 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Key West Food Critic Mystery Books
Start with: An Appetite for Murder (2012)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Unsafe Haven (2021)
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Publication Order of Roberta Isleib Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Disturbance in the Field (2006)

ⓘ About Lucy Burdette

Lucy Burdette is the pseudonym used by the popular American author named Roberta Isleib for writing her mystery and thriller novels. Under this name, she has written the successful Key West Food Critic Mystery series. Lucy also uses her original name for writing some of the mystery novels. In fact, she has completed two famous novel series titled Advice Column Mystery series and Golf Lover’s Mystery series. Many of the novels written by author Lucy have been nominated for prestigious awards like the Anthony Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, etc. She was born in New Jersey, United States, and her first job after completing her graduation was working as a clinical psychologist. As the time went by, she began showing interest in writing mystery books.

All Book Series by Lucy Burdette

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An Appetite for Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2012

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2012
2
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Death in Four Courses

Book 2 of 16 · published 2012

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2012
3
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Topped Chef

Book 3 of 16 · published 2013

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2013
4
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Murder with Ganache

Book 4 of 16 · published 2014

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2014
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Death with All the Trimmings

Book 5 of 16 · published 2014

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2014
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Fatal Reservations

Book 6 of 16 · published 2015

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2015
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Killer Takeout

Book 7 of 16 · published 2016

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2016
8
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Death on the Menu

Book 8 of 16 · published 2018

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2018
9
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A Deadly Feast

Book 9 of 16 · published 2019

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2019
10
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The Key Lime Crime

Book 10 of 16 · published 2020

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2020
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A Scone of Contention

Book 11 of 16 · published 2021

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2021
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A Dish to Die For

Book 12 of 16 · published 2022

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2022
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A Clue in the Crumbs

Book 13 of 16 · published 2023

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2023
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A Poisonous Palate

Book 14 of 16 · published 2024

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2024
15
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The Mango Murders

Book 15 of 16 · published 2025

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2025
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A Delicious Deception

Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2026

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2026
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Unsafe Haven

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
2
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The Ingredients of Happiness

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
1
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Disturbance in the Field

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2006

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2006
2
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The Itinerary

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
1
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Six Strokes Under

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2002

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2002
2
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A Buried Lie

Book 2 of 5 · published 2003

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2003
3
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Putt to Death

Book 3 of 5 · published 2004

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2004
4
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Fairway to Heaven

Book 4 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
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Final Fore

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2006

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2006
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Deadly Advice

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
2
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Preaching to the Corpse

Book 2 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
3
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Asking For Murder

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2008

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2008
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Seasmoke

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2006

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2006
2
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The Rich and the Dead

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
3
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Writes of Passage

Book 3 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
4
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Murder in Key West 2

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2015

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2015

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lucy Burdette?

Lucy Burdette is the pseudonym used by the popular American author named Roberta Isleib for writing her mystery and thriller novels. Under this name, she has written the successful Key West Food Critic Mystery series. Lucy also uses her original name for writing some of the mystery novels.

Which Lucy Burdette series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Golf Lover's Mystery series, the earliest of Lucy Burdette's multi-book series: it opens with Six Strokes Under (2002) and runs to 5 books across 2002–2006, ending with Final Fore (2006). Lucy Burdette's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Lucy Burdette written?

Lucy Burdette has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 26 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Key West Food Critic Mystery series with 16 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Lucy Burdette's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lucy Burdette's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Golf Lover's Mystery (2002–2006, 5 books), Roberta Isleib Short Stories/Novellas (2006–2011, 2 books) and Advice Column Mystery (2007–2008, 3 books), plus 1 more.

How are Lucy Burdette's books organised into series?

This guide splits Lucy Burdette's 32 books into 4 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Key West Food Critic Mystery (16 books, 2012–2026); Golf Lover's Mystery (5 books, 2002–2006); Advice Column Mystery (3 books, 2007–2008); Roberta Isleib Short Stories/Novellas (2 books, 2006–2011).