Lucy Burdette Books in Order
Lucy Burdette has written 28 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Six Strokes Under (2002) and the newest is A Delicious Deception (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,593 in 15 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 77–115 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,593 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Lucy Burdette builds her mysteries around a profession: a food critic in Key West, a golfer named Cassie Burdette and an advice columnist each head a series, and murder investigation carries all three. The catalogue holds 28 titles, from Six Strokes Under (2002) through Deadly Advice (2007) to A Delicious Deception in 2026, with short fiction published under the name Roberta Isleib.
How many Lucy Burdette books are there?
Lucy Burdette has 28 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Lucy Burdette Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Lucy Burdette books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120022602/4
- 220032402/4
- 320043332/4
- 420053762/4
- 520062632/4
- 620062752/4
- 72007–2/4
- 82007–2/4
- 92008–2/4
- 1020113842/4
- 1120123102/4
- 122012–2/4
- 132013–2/4
- 1420143072/4
- 1520143042/4
- 1620153042/4
- 1720162932/4
- 1920192722/4
- 202020–2/4
- 21Unsafe Haven2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 2220213362/4
- 232022–2/4
- 24The Ingredients of Happiness2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 252023–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282026–2/4
Lucy Burdette characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Lucy Burdette books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Key West Food Critic Mystery in order
16 books- 1. An Appetite for Murder
- 2. Death in Four Courses
- 3. Topped Chef
- 4. Murder with Ganache
- 5. Death with All the Trimmings
- 6. Fatal Reservations
- 7. Killer Takeout
- 8. Death on the Menu
- 9. A Deadly Feast
- 10. The Key Lime Crime
- 11. A Scone of Contention
- 12. A Dish to Die For
- and 4 more in the table above
Golf Lover's Mystery in order
5 booksAdvice Column Mystery in order
3 booksRoberta Isleib Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
2 books2 Lucy Burdette titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lucy Burdette books in order?
You only need to read Lucy Burdette books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lucy Burdette
Start with An Appetite for Murder (2012), the first Key West Food Critic Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Six Strokes Under (2002).
What is the newest Lucy Burdette book?
A Delicious Deception (2026) is the newest Lucy Burdette book released so far.
Is there a new Lucy Burdette book coming?
No next Lucy Burdette book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lucy Burdette at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lucy Burdette published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lucy Burdette books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,593 pages across the 15 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lucy Burdette books, 10 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lucy Burdette books are about
18 of the 28 Lucy Burdette books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 8 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 8 of 18 books
- Investigation 7 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 18 books
- Crime 6 of 18 books
- Women food writers 6 of 18 books
- Cassie Burdette (Fictitious character) 5 of 18 books
- Key west (fla.) 5 of 18 books
- Women golfers 5 of 18 books
- Women journalists 5 of 18 books
- American literature 3 of 18 books
- Crimes against 3 of 18 books