{"product_id":"a-delicious-deception-a-key-west-food-critic-mystery-9798892426251","title":"A Delicious Deception: A Key West Food Critic Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eMother-to-be Hayley Snow bites off more than she can chew in the sixteenth installment of Lucy Burdette's \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Key West Food Critic mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sheriff's Deputy Darcy Rogers asks Hayley for a small favor, she can't say no. Nine months pregnant and temporarily benched from her food critic duties, Hayley's itching for a distraction and eager to help. All she has to do is tag along while a young woman picks up her daughter from her father at Monroe County's safe custody exchange location. Easy, right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the chaos of the Sheriff's Office open house, the mother disappears. Then the father bolts, leaving Hayley with a terrified girl and the realization that something has gone terribly wrong. Hayley and Deputy Rogers head north up the Keys to search for answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a body turns up, Hayley realizes this isn't just a missing-persons case--it's a race against time. With the little girl's safety at risk, Hayley must trust her instincts--and her heart--to uncover the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Burdette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892426251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClinical psychologist \u003cb\u003eLucy Burdette\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Key West Food Critic mystery series. \u003ci\u003eA Clue in the Crumbs\u003c\/i\u003e won the gold medal for popular fiction from the Florida Book Awards in 2023. Both \u003ci\u003eA Dish to Die For\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Key Lime Crime\u003c\/i\u003e took home the bronze. Her books and stories have also been short-listed for Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. She's a past president of Sisters in Crime and the Friends of the Key West Library.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lucy Burdette \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48685058719901,"sku":"9798892426251","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_19cc6c7b-8a72-413c-80b4-a0e4e4a0c5a3.jpg?v=1784713401","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-delicious-deception-a-key-west-food-critic-mystery-9798892426251","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}