A Key West Food Critic Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3

De: Lucy Burdette

Narrado por: Laura Jennings

This box set includes the first three books in Lucy Burdette's cozy culinary Key West Food Critic Mystery series: An Appetite for Murder, Death in Four Courses, and Topped Chef.

Book 1: An Appetite for Murder

Food critic Hayley Snow must find out who used meringue to murder before she takes the blame for the death of the woman she caught in bed with her boyfriend.

Book 2: Death in Four Courses

While attending the annual Key West literary conference, Hayley Snow stumbles upon the body of another restaurant critic and gets caught up in the murder investigation.

Book 3: Topped Chef

Hayley Snow loves her job as a food critic in Key West. She’d rate her life four stars—until she’s forced into the spotlight… and another murder investigation.

©2023 Lucy Burdette (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Beach Read Version of a Murder Mystery

I am not a fan of books, so I might not be a great reviewer, but here goes! I had just been to the FL Keys this spring and when I saw this series on a random list of fun beach reads, I was convinced these books might make me like books. With Books 1 - 3 in the bag, I am eager to listen to the entire series! I am a foodie and do also love some true crime tv, so these are a dynamite combo. I like that the landmarks and restaurants are actually real places in Key West. I did increase the reading speed on these to 1.5x because I don't do good with suspense taking so long to resolve (perhaps this is why I am not a book reader, lol) and I found the voice actor's speed a little slower than my preferred pace. I just downloaded books 4-6 and can't wait to get going on them!

Way too many mispronounced words.

All three books are great; however, all three titles have too many mispronounced words. Why would a professional reader not look in the dictionary or at least Google the correct pronunciation?

life didn't go as plannef

It was a short series of books but it ranged from blind trust to standing on your through the books. it reflected independence through out many incidences of Karma. GREAT STUFF!

A nice surprise

I picked up this series with the thought it sounded interesting but without a lot of expectation - it was delightful! The characters are so much fun and I love the setting. Hayley - the main character - is relatable. The author does a nice job of character development - after three books they feel like old friends. The narration was good to very good - there were some mispronounced words that I found a bit distracting but in all the narration matches the characters. I'm looking forward to Hayley's next adventures!

Local details

This was a kick to read while visiting Key West. They repeatedly visit landmarks and give the feel of discovering the island right along with Haley