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ethnic dinners in her home and frequenting fine dining restaurants in
Naples. Her love of fine dining was borne out of her connection with
Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an international gourmet society
founded in 1248 and headquartered in Paris. This premier gastronomic
organization has transformed over the centuries from a goose-roasters
guild during the reign of King Louis IX to a modern day society of
25,000 members worldwide. Lacey served as Bailli (president) of the
Naples Bailliage (chapter) for six years. She now represents the United
States Chaîne as an Ambassador when she visits international Chaîne
chapitres in foreign countries.
Her marriage to Alan Goodridge is more than just a union
between husband and wife. Alan brought along an impressive wine
collection which is the perfect marriage to the foods she prepares.
Alan, a university professor, pursued his quest for knowledge of wines
as ardently as his pursuit of his career in research and teaching of
biochemistry to medical students in several major U.S. universities. They
share the same interests in travel and love of fine dining and great wines.
You may already have guessed that they met when they sat next to each
other at a Naples Chaîne luncheon. If Lacey does eventually write her
personal memoir, the story of their romance and storybook wedding on
the Naples Princess by Naples Mayor Bill Barnett will be a headliner.
THE SNITCH is the story of a kidnap-murder crime by a career
criminal who works undercover as a snitch for the FBI, which allows the
THE SNITCH crimes to happen in hopes of catching the criminals in the act, and the
resulting trial which takes place in 1976 in Ohio. As the book unfolds,
so does the conspiracy by the FBI, revealing an underlying ruthlessness
of doing whatever it takes to cover up their involvement in this crime.
With the recent publication of her new novel, Lacey King can The main character, besides the career criminal who is on trial for his
life, is the defense attorney, who in real life is Laurence Sturtz, co-author
add another skill to her résumé: novelist. Although her novel, THE
SNITCH: An Agent without a Badge, is published as fiction, it is actually of the book. Laurence is a renowned Ohio trial attorney in the areas
a true story; but it is not her story, which begs to be written. “Perhaps of constitutional, criminal, and corporate law. During his career, he
presented five cases to the United States Supreme Court, two of them
that will be my next book”, she normally answers when asked when
she will write a memoir of her career in the Diplomatic Corps of the before his thirty-fifth birthday. He was handpicked by the presiding
judge in this trial because he needed an attorney with an impressive
United States Department of State. With a little prompting, she pours
forth exotic and interesting stories and experiences that happened in the national reputation who could stand firm against the mighty forces of
countries where she served at American embassies, including Germany, the FBI. The judge also told him that one day this case would make a
great movie. Laurence searched for years for someone to put his story on
Pakistan, France, Thailand, the Dominican Republic, as well as a stint in
the Sinai Desert to write the history of the 1979 Peace Treaty between paper and was led to Lacey King through a mutual friend.
Egypt and Israel. Her stories are testimonials to her fearlessness,
adventurous spirit and inquisitive mind.
Upon retiring to Naples in 1995, the time seemed right to pursue The book is available
her passion for writing. She began by ghostwriting memoirs for clients. on Amazon.com and
As she became more engaged in her new community after participating BarnesandNoble.com
in the Greater Naples Leadership program, she utilized her writing in both print and eBook
talent and public relations skills to promote the charities in which formats. Watch for several
she was invested, mainly Hope for Haiti and The Shelter for Abused scheduled book signings
Women and Children, as well as serving on their boards and chairing in Naples throughout the
fundraising events. She has also served on the boards of the Culinary next few months.
and Hospitality Education Foundation (CHEF), founded to provide
scholarships to students who want to serve in the hospitality industry,
and “StayInMay” (formerly Arts Naples World Festival), an art and
music festival designed to extend the social season in Naples into May.
The year 2018 has been an exciting one for Lacey King, beginning Lacey King and Alan Goodridge on their
in April with her marriage to Dr. Alan Goodridge, and continuing wedding day wearing Chaîne decorations.
into the Fall with the launching of her first novel. However, writing Photo credit: Peggy Farren, Avant-Garde Images, Inc.
is not Lacey’s only passion. She enjoys entertaining and cooking

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