National bestselling author Lucy Burdette’s intrepid food critic Hayley Snow must sniff out a killer in the ninth Key West Food Critic mystery.Key West food critic Hayley Snow scents-es something fishy when a customer falls stone-crab cold dead on a seafood tasting tour.Thanksgiving is nearly here, and Key West food critic Hayley Snow has just one more assignment to put to bed for Key Zest … to put to bed for Key Zest magazine before she gets to celebrate with her family and her police officer fiancé, Nathan Bransford. Then, just days later, wedding bells will ring—if death doesn’t toll first.
The sweet potatoes and stuffing will have to wait when Hayley picks up a distraught phone call from her friend, Analise Smith. On the last stop of a seafood tasting tour run by Analise, one of the customers collapsed—dead. With the police on the verge of shutting down the tour—and ruining Analise’s business—Hayley can hardly refuse her friend’s entreaties to investigate.
As if wedding jitters and family strife weren’t enough for Hayley to worry about, there’s crusty pastry chef Martha Hubbard, whose key lime pie may have been the murder weapon—but did she poison her own pie or was she framed? As the hours to Turkey Day tick away, the pressure cooker is on for Hayley to serve up the culprit on a silver platter in A Deadly Feast, national bestselling author Lucy Burdette’s taste-tempting ninth Key West Food Critic mystery.
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A DEADLY FEAST by Lucy Burdette
The Ninth Key West Food Critic Mystery
Hayley Snow has a busy week ahead. Not only is Thursday Thanksgiving, but the following day is her wedding to Detective Nathan Bransford! She has one more article to write before she can concentrate on the holiday meal, the arrival of her family, and last minute wedding preparations. For her assignment Hayley joins a seafood tasting tour given by her friend, Analise. At the last stop the loud, somewhat pushy woman from the tour collapses, dying. Was it a tragic accident? Was someone trying to sabotage the tour? Or did someone want Audrey dead? Hayley is persuaded to talk to the grieving husband and ask questions at the restaurants on the tour. But will she be able to figure out what happened before her wedding bells chime?
While I don’t eat seafood and don’t care for the heat, I always love visiting Key West and spending time with Hayley Snow and her friends and family. This ninth adventure is extra special as it’s the wedding book! After trials and tribulations, which continue here, Hayley and her detective are finally tying the knot. Featuring a wedding and Thanksgiving, this book has a focus on family. Not only blood relatives either, as A DEADLY FEAST showcases blended families and friends that become family. It also looks at marriage, and some things that help to make it work. I love how integral, not only Miss Gloria, but Lorenzo is to Hayley’s life and the plot!
I really enjoyed the mystery here. We’re not even sure if there is a murder, but we know people are lying. Why? I relished the puzzle and really appreciated the solution, the reasons behind how things occurred.
A DEADLY FEAST is a fast paced book centered around family with plenty of culinary treats and a mystery to die for.
FTC Disclosure – The publisher sent me a copy of this book in the hopes I would review it.
Haley Snow had more than enough to handle with her wedding preparations and house boat renovations but she did want to finish one more thing for work before her big day. Unfortunately, that one thing got her inadvertently involved in a twisted set of events.
Haley is a likeable character and there is unique set of supporting characters. The Key West setting and all the delicious food is an added bonus. This book is a great extension of the life of Haley and her family and friends. You would have a better understanding of the supporting characters is you have read other books in the series but it could be read as a stand alone too .
This latest entry in the Key West mystery series is wonderfully fast-paced. Hayley Snow is about to be married to the KWPD detective who suspected her of murder in the first book. Will they really make it to the altar? Before the wedding day Hayley contends with a suspicious death, a definite murder, her entire family descending for Thanksgiving and the wedding, last minute wedding details, and a groom who keeps disappearing. I totally enjoyed this story and revisiting Hayley’s world.
law-enforcement, key-west, murder-investigation, food, friendship, family-dynamics
Key West food critic Hayley Snow has a lot on her plate (groan!). Thanksgiving, her wedding to a homicide detective, having work completed on their houseboat while all contractors are overworked following a very recent hurricane, helping her elderly roommate with her projects, and now she is in the middle of things when it appears that the woman who stroked out on a food tour with Hayley was poisoned!
The characters are engaging and the plot very quick yet complete with twists and red herrings. I enjoyed it a lot!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette is book #9 in A Key West Food Critic Mystery. What a great series!
Haley is not only dealing the Thanksgiving with her parents and their spouses but her wedding is set for the day after. When she does a Seafood tasting tour for one last article before her honeymoon, what could possibly go wrong… a death of course of an attendee. Haley can’t tell anyone no, so add searching for the killer to her to do list. When her detective/fiancé falls off the radar, she starts to wonder if she will make it down the aisle.
Burdette gives plenty of plot twists and suspects that have you guessing until the end. The setting is perfect and the characters are likable and relatable. You get friendship, family, and even some humor. There are recipes included. The only problem is you may have a craving for Key Lime Pie.
I was given an ARC by Netgalley for an honest review.