"A Deadly Feast" really intrigued me because of its setting, which is Key West, Florida. I got hooked as soon as I started reading. Having been to Key West, I was able to mentally walk around with the characters. This added a lot of charm for me. In addition, the characters were interestingly drawn. Their individual quirks added variety to the story and livened up the plot. I especially liked feisty Miss Gloria, Hayley's room mate. Hayley seemed like a realistic person too, with her qualms about her upcoming wedding. Most brides could identify with her pre-wedding jitters. The plot moved along well and kept me interested. Although this was the first book I read in this series, it is not the last! I recommend this book to those interested in cozy mysteries with appealing settings, or those who enjoy culinary or food industry themes.

I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

A Deadly Feast by Lucy Burdette. While on a food tasting tour, one of the clients falls over dead. The question is was it because of the seafood or something else? Hayley Snow, the food critic for Key Zest magazine, wants to know if the seafood was the culprit before her best friend’s food touring business is shut down. This is a detailed plot with lots of twists and turns. Much drama until the very end. Hayley Snow must find out the answer in a hurry as she is due to be wed in a few days. Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to review this book.

When a fellow customer falls dead during a seafood tasting tour, the week leading up to Hayley Snow's wedding becomes very complicated.
A Deadly Feast is the latest installment of Lucy Burdette's Key West Food Critic Mystery series. Hayley Snow is trying to get a last article in before her wedding, but when someone dies on the seafood tour she is to write about, things start getting crazy.
As usual, the book is well plotted. There are some good twists and turns that keep you guessing. The locations used are well described, and the food descriptions made me hungry as always.
I really enjoy the characters in these books. Hayley and her family are quirky and fun, and the amount of food sounds like my family gatherings. I'm so glad recipes are included.
If you need an escape to the Keys, this book will take you there with a little touch of murder.
I received a copy of this book from the author for a fair and honest review.

This latest entry in the Key West mysteries 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.

I received a copy of A Deadly Feast from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Hayley is excited about her upcoming wedding when a woman tragically dies on a food tour. She also has to worry about her broken down future houseboat and her future husband's career.

It's a lot. But thankfully, not too much. Hayley wants to clear the name of a chef and goes about doing so.

I really, really liked Miss Gloria

Hayley Snow, food critic and sometime amateur sleuth, is hot on the heels of a killer in this ninth instalment in the Key West Food Critic series of mysteries. Twists and turns, tempting food descriptions and likeable characters together with a real sense of place -transporting the reader to Key West - make this an enjoyable read.

If you like cozy mysteries, then this will be right up your alley! Unfortunately for me, I’m not down with that genre. This was fun to read, but I wish I would have spent my time reading something I really wanted to read. Thanks for the free book netgalley!!

This book has mystery, romance and great recipes. Hayley Snow is a journalist by trade and amateur sleuth by hobby. She is also engaged and soon to be married to Nathan a detective.
A food tour that Haley attended to do a story on ends up being the setting of a death that then leads to an investigation. Sprinkle in a murder, a attack on the groom “Nathan “ when he is investigating the murder and there wedding. And recipes lots of delicious recipes!

This is the first book I have ready by Lucy Burdette and I'm going back to get more in her Key West Food Critic Mystery series. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the eclectic characters. The mystery was intriguing, the family relationships engaging and the connections between Hayley and Nathan that were revealed in the ending touched me. I also loved learning about the locale of Key West. I highly recommend 'A Deadly Feast'.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

Love this series and jumped at the chance to read it when I saw it offered on NetGalley. This entry did not disappoint and I hope there are more in this awesome series on the way!

Hailey Snow's wedding is about a week away and she has more than enough on her plate. Then a woman does suddenly while attending a food tour that Hailey attended for Key West magazine. She gets roped into asking questions about it while her police detective fiancee is working nights undercover. Harley is an engaging amateur sleuth and the Key West locale and foodie milieu provide an interesting backdrop to an intriguing puzzle. A top rate series and highly recommended!

Key Zest Magazine's delightful food critic, Hayley Snow is busy trying to meet her deadline, help with Thanksgiving prep and getting married to hot cop Nathan. She needs to get this one seafood tasting tour over and then she can concentrate on her wedding.

But when one of the ladies drops dead on the tour, Hayley's friend, Analise asks her to help find out what killed her. There were a few restaurants on the tour and a few reputations could be at risk if it was poisoning.

At the same time, Nathan is on a big case and keeps cancelling on her. What could be more important than the wedding? And where is he??

Great characters, a foodie mystery and a locale to die for, this series just keeps getting better and the food is 5 star drool worthy! Are there recipes? Of course!

I hope enjoy this series as much as I have.

Netgalley/May 7th 2019 by Crooked Lane Books

What a week for Haley Snow, Thanksgiving and her wedding.

The book opens with Haley reviewing a seafood walking tour for Key Zest Magazine. Unexpectedly, at the end of the tour, one guest slumps, falls to the floor, losing consciousness. Analise Smith, who owns the tour asks Haley to investigate. Our Haley is an anxious soul. Over the series, she has grown significantly, helped by the her family of heart, and her family of origin. In A Deadly Feast, she struggles with her pre-wedding jitters, her awareness that Nathan prefers she not get involved in investigating, and if the houseboat next to Ms Gloria will ever be finished. As tension mounts, Nathan disappears. Where is he? Will he be there for the ceremony?

One of my favorite features in Burdette's Key West Food Critic Mystery series is the use of real people and real settings, and real events. A reader could 'google' most of the places mentioned and find an
image of the location. Many of the events, such as the Cooking With Love Program from the MCC fellowship actually happen. Another plus for me is Burdette's understanding of food trends and other contemporary issues. This novel mentions the MeToo movement, and the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

I appreciate the subtle use of honored therapeutic suggestions from both the holistic approach to healing and the more formal psycho-theraputic method. Along with Ms. Gloria's common sense generational wisdom.

Most of the characters from previous novels appear. Ms Gloria shares a jaw dropping story. All is well with most everyone as they gather for Thanksgiving. The baking is delectable, the recipes are delicious. The recipes feature contemporary Thanksgiving, including a vegetarian recipe, plus some lovely Wedding nibbles.

Burdette's sense of humor voicing Haley had me laughing out loud at times. This novel is highly recommended.

I would like to thank netgallery and the published for providing me a copy of this work in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I love this series and jumped at this book when it was offered by NetGalley. Hayley Snow is getting married to her policeman boyfriend, Nathan Bransford, but before she can celebrate, she has one more article to write for the magazine she works for and someone collapses at the end of the tour and later dies. Was the food on the food tour the culprit? She tries to investigate while getting ready for her wedding with her father and his family and her mother and her husband causing her anxiety, and unfinished houseboat that was to be her future home, and then the day before the wedding her fiance, Nathan, disappears. This series continues to get better and better as the author continues to delight us with the characters and setting.

Really enjoyed this book. The characters were so relatable. Loved all the twists and turns. Thank you Lucy Burdette for this great mystery. I actually wondered WHODUNNIT from the beginning.

Lucy Burdette’s A Deadly Feast is an entertaining cozy read with a great heroine, an interesting mystery and a vivid setting. But, I wish some characters and subplots were trimmed because the book is crowded. Furthermore, I wish that the mystery plot was more suspenseful and better developed. This book is the ninth instalment in the Key West Food Critic mystery series. I don’t recommend this as a standalone because certain things may confuse new readers.

Food critic Hayley Snow’s plate is overflowing this Thanksgiving. She’s about to marry her detective fiancé, Nathan. She’s also balancing family drama, houseboat repairs, and work assignments. While Hayley is attending a friend’s seafood tasting tour, she witnesses the sudden death of a woman. Although Hayley wants to stay away from sleuthing, she’s soon trying to find a killer. Could it be the woman’s shady husband? Is secretive chef Martha’s key lime pie to blame? Meanwhile, Nathan is busy with a secret assignment, giving Hayley more to worry about. Will Hayley catch a killer and make it down the aisle?

While the book is fast-paced and held my attention, I wish Burdette spent more time fleshing out the mystery and creating tension. I wish Hayley had done more investigating. I do like how certain things eventually tie together. However, the mystery sometimes felt like an afterthought. There is little tension until the bitter end. Furthermore, some of the subplots like Miss Gloria’s friendship with her prison buddy could have been trimmed. But, I like the inclusion of the Me Too movement into the plot.

I adore the lovingly detailed descriptions of Key West. I really feel like I’m there with every delicious dish and depiction of places and people. I also love the sweet feeling of friendship and family throughout the book which makes it a perfect holiday read.

Hayley is a great protagonist. She is smart, kind, and relatable. The other characters are well-crafted and interesting. However, there are too many characters and some of them act implausibly. Although I’m not a fan of Hayley’s relationship with broody detective Nathan, I actually did not mind them here because Nathan was slightly less patronizing and controlling than usual.

A Deadly Feast is a quick and entertaining cozy in a fantastically written setting. With all the delicious dishes and sweet interactions between the characters, this book is great for holiday reading. I love that the book includes some mouth-watering recipes. Although I wish the mystery was more developed and that some characters and subplots were trimmed, this is an easy and light read that’ll have you booking a trip to Key West or baking your own version of Hayley’s scrumptious pumpkin pie!

A bit confusing and too many characters. It seemed like a repeat of two or three other books I have read recently.

It is Thanksgiving time in Key West and Hayley Snow is planning a family gathering for the day and her WEDDING to Nathan Branson the next day. Their contractor for the remodel of the houseboat is missing and it not ready for moving in it. Newstakes Seafood tour of restaurants in order to write a piece for Key Zest magazine. At the last stop one of four members collapse and shortly after, Hayley gets involved with finding an answer for her death. Nathan is extremely busy with a more case and is not answering texts and calls. Will Nathan be present for the WEDDING?
I recommend this book and series.
Recipes mentioned in the book are included

Disclosure: Thanks to Crooked Lane Books for a copy through NetGalley. The opinions expressed are my own.

When I first started this series I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but the author had a plan and I am so glad that I stuck with her. The main character has grown into one of my favorites as she has grown from a bumbling sleuth to a thoughtful and purposeful one. She still gets into sticky situations, but she often figures a way back out. The rest of the characters are delightful and have well developed personalities that only enhance the plot lines that have always been interesting and intriguing! This book in particular may be my favorite in the series so far and when you read the series I think you'll figure out why. Sorry, no spoilers will be posted here so I can't be more specific as I don't want to ruin the story for you. I really can't wait to see what happens in the next book!

Snow and cold outside, but indoors, caught up in Lucy Burdette’s A DEADLY FEAST, I enjoyed Key West warmth, delectable food, and the coziness of friendship — oh, and mysterious death and danger, just to add spice to the story as jalapeños do to fish tacos. Haley and Nathan just want a simple, beautiful wedding at which friends and family can celebrate. Thanksgiving weekend is supposed to be quiet, relatively, for Key West, but “the best laid plans . . .” lead to plenty of excitement. There is also insightful musing and examples about marriages, good, bad . . . and deadly. “Is it better to be adored, or adoring?” Will Haley really learn to “stay out of police business” and wait quietly at home? Would we want her to?
I enjoy the ways in which the circles of friendships intersect to aid others. No one is left out at Thanksgiving, and when a contractor bails or library volunteers are needed, true friends step up.
The recipes are fun to look at even if I don’t end up making them. The quotes at the beginnings of the chapters are suggestive of other books and authors I’ll be looking for.