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The Dead Husband Cookbook
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'The depravedly delicious foodie thriller you never knew you needed' - LEAH KONEN 'Deliciously dark and full of tasty twists' - LISA HALL 'Forget five stars, this deserves a Michelin star' - J.M. HEWITT She has the recipe for the perfect murder... Maria Capello is a...
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The new gripping thriller from Danielle Valentine, author of Delicate Condition, the inspiration for American Horror Story: Delicate
The new gripping thriller from Danielle Valentine, author of Delicate Condition, the inspiration for American Horror Story: Delicate
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'The depravedly delicious foodie thriller you never knew you needed' - LEAH KONEN
'Deliciously dark and full of tasty twists' - LISA HALL
'Forget five stars, this deserves a Michelin star' - J.M. HEWITT
She has the recipe for the perfect murder...
Maria Capello is a celebrity chef like no other. A household name with dozens of cookbooks and a weekly television show, not to mention her line of bestselling supermarket sauces. Once just the timid wife of famous chef Damien Capello, she stepped into the spotlight after his mysterious disappearance, an event she's never spoken about publicly... until now.
Why is Maria willing to break her silence? When editor Thea Woods is invited to Maria's remote farmhouse to work on the manuscript of her tell-all memoir, Thea spots an opportunity. She could be the one to finally learn whether the rumours are true. Did Maria kill Damien for his recipes and the legendary 'secret ingredient'? Or is the truth even darker?
A deliciously rich thriller, perfect for readers of Bella Mackie's How To Kill Your Family and Alexia Casale's The Best Way to Bury Your Husband.
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ISBN: 9781800819214
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Viper
Edition: Export/Airside
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 158.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 415g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Danielle Valentine writes bestselling YA horror under the name Danielle Vega. Her work, which includes The Merciless series, Survive the Night, The Haunted and The Unleashed, has been optioned for film and television by Lionsgate and Warner Bros, and has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. Her first adult novel, Delicate Condition, was published in 2023, and was the inspiration for the hit television show American Horror Story: Delicate. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.
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