Dear friendly readers,

First of all, thank you to every single one of you who helped me launch THE MANGO MURDERS last month. The launch party was amazing, with a full house, many books sold, and a delicious cake. Thanks so much for all your lovely notes and reviews!

If you haven’t yet purchased your copy of THE MANGO MURDERS, you can get it wherever books are sold. If you feel moved to write a review on Amazon or Bookbub or Goodreads or wherever you shop for books, do not squash that urge! 😁

BREAKING NEWS! Book 16 is FINISHED! Sorry, I had to get those caps out of my system because sending that first draft in is a VERY BIG MOMENT in a writer’s life. This one will be out in July 2026.

Meanwhile, I’m working on several different projects, including a murder mystery for the Friends of the Key West library, and possibly a murder mystery for a dinner party. More on those when I make some progress! The murder at the library event will be at the Key West library on February 7 at 3:30. Stay tuned for tickets late this fall if you’re in town. 

Also, I have a short story to write, and I want to start another non-Key West book involving food and Paris. I hope that sounds as good to you as it does to me. 

Thanks again for reading and supporting my adventures! I truly couldn’t do this without you. I’ll sign off here, but leave you with some links to articles you might enjoy. (There were a lot of them this month!)

Love,

Lucy

• A POISONOUS PALATE ebook will be on sale for $2.99 in September!

• It’s tomato pie season in our neck of the woods, and I’ve got several doozy recipes to share on Mystery lovers kitchen.

• Can you ever have too many recipes for chocolate cake? Not when something like this comes along… 

• Here’s a short piece in Konk Life about the publication of The Mango Murders.

• “Happily Surrounded by Friends” by Pem McNerney: This is a lovely story about the launch party for THE MANGO MURDERS at RJ Julia Booksellers.

• Lucy’s article on why small towns make great settings for mystery novels.

• Questions and Recipes that will help with Planning for Book Clubs.

• Lucy Burdette: A Storyteller of cuisine and crime.

• And finally, a spotlight on Hayley Snow—some insight into what it’s like to be a mystery series main character!