I just love Florida! The beaches, the salty air, the great food, all fill my soul with something that’s missing back in Oklahoma. Hayley Snow discovered that same love after she relocated to Key West for a man. In An Appetite for Murder Lucy Burdette captures the essence of the Keys. Snow is a bit surprised to find herself unemployed and unloved after her impulsive move. She realizes that she must get busy if she wants to stay in paradise and puts all of her energy into obtaining a job with a start up local magazine. A self professed foodie, she feels she has found her ideal job as a food reviewer. However, circumstances conspire to throw up roadblocks in her path. She gets drawn into a murder mystery that she feels compelled to solve quickly before she has to pay for a crime she didn’t commit. In typical cozy fashion, Snow stumbles upon the answers and narrowly misses harm to herself.

I must admit that the primary draw of this series is the location. Burdette does an excellent job of weaving the island into the plot and making it almost a character itself. As much as Snow wants to stay on the island, I long to return. I relish the fact that there are two more books on my kindle in this series waiting for me to read. A good series, it leaves me hungry for me, just like Snow’s reviews of local eateries.