A Taste For Murder
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4059-8929-9 (ISBN)
Description
THE IRRESISTIBLE DESTINATION THRILLER, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STREAMING ON ITV
'A cracking crime procedural' The Courier
'Capri makes an irresistible setting for crime fiction' THE TIMES
Scorching hot summer. Cold-blooded murder . . .
The Italian island of Capri - a slice of paradise and childhood home of widowed DCI Joe Mottram's late wife. It's the perfect place to bring his teenage daughter Angelica, where her grandparents run Da Vinale's beach restaurant.
When a British tourist's body is found nearby, Joe is asked to liaise with local detective Lara Sarrancino. Which means saying arrivederci to his holiday - because this is no accident.
Worse, Lara is stubbornly asking questions at Da Vinale's. Might the family restaurant be serving up more than delicious food?
Is murder on the menu?
'A brilliant read' FABULOUS
'A cracking crime procedural' The Courier
'Capri makes an irresistible setting for crime fiction' THE TIMES
Scorching hot summer. Cold-blooded murder . . .
The Italian island of Capri - a slice of paradise and childhood home of widowed DCI Joe Mottram's late wife. It's the perfect place to bring his teenage daughter Angelica, where her grandparents run Da Vinale's beach restaurant.
When a British tourist's body is found nearby, Joe is asked to liaise with local detective Lara Sarrancino. Which means saying arrivederci to his holiday - because this is no accident.
Worse, Lara is stubbornly asking questions at Da Vinale's. Might the family restaurant be serving up more than delicious food?
Is murder on the menu?
'A brilliant read' FABULOUS
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-8929-9 (9781405989299)
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E-Book
01/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
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Person
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.
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.