A Taste For Murder
$23.16
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
A delicious thriller set on the island of Capri, perfect for fans of Murder on Lake Garda.
For Detective Chief Inspector Joe Mottram, a summer on the island of Capri was meant to be an opportunity to reconnect with his troubled teenage daughter, Angelica, and his Italian in-laws, after his wife’s Francesca’s death by a hit-and-run.
But when a British tourist is found dead and a member of his late wife’s family is accused of murder, Joe is pulled back into a world of p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405989299 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1405989297 |
| Author: | Matt Baker |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
Baker vividly evokes the relationships...and their grief for Sophia, as well as describing delectable meals, provided for comfort, education, seduction and encouragement * Literary Review *
As a high-end holiday destination with an underbelly of organised crime, Capri makes an irresistible setting for crime fiction...Baker moves deftly between the murder investigation and a look behind the scenes at the struggling restaurant owned by Mottram’s Italian parents-in-law. * Joan Smith, The Times *
About The Author
Matt Baker
Matt is a television screenwriter best known for creating the ITV series Hotel Portofino. He co-wrote and adapted the series Professor T, Suspect, and Before We Die, and is the lead writer on Channel 4 series Patience, which aired in January 2025 and attracted 3 million viewers on its first episode.
Matt studied English Literature and Drama at Goldsmith’s College, University of London, and went on to a career in journalism and corporate communications, specialising in media and entertainment. He devoted himself to writing full-time during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn’t looked back. A Taste For Murder is his first novel.
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