Lucy Burdette

Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleib writes the USA Today bestselling Key West food critic mystery series (Crooked Lane Books). The 13th book in the series, A CLUE IN THE CRUMBS, was a USA Today bestseller and the Florida Book Award gold medal winner in popular fiction. Both the twelfth book in her Key West series, A DISH TO DIE FOR, and the tenth, THE KEY LIME CRIME, won the Florida Book Award’s bronze medal for popular fiction. Lucy Burdette’s Kitchen, a collection of recipes and stories from the Key West mysteries was published in July 2024. Lucy’s first women’s fiction title, THE INGREDIENTS OF HAPPINESS and her first thriller, UNSAFE HAVEN, have been published by Severn House. Her 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.