The Dead Husband Cookbook
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- USD 17.99
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- USD 17.99
Publisher Description
A deliciously wicked new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Valentine.
One husband, well done.
When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria Capello’s husband died, the media circus was intense…and quick to cast the blame. Whispers claimed Maria murdered her husband to build her culinary empire on his bones, and that there was an all-too-grisly reason his body was never recovered. Yet for the past few decades, the Capello family maintained their stoney silence—until now.
Thea Woods has no idea why she was chosen to work with Maria on her sure-to-be-infamous memoir, but she doesn’t question her luck. Spirited away to the Capello’s rustic upstate farm, she’s soon embroiled in the mystery—and cut off from the rest of the world. It should be the job of a lifetime, but something’s not quite right with the close-knit clan, and Damien Capello isn’t the only one to go mysteriously missing over the years. As the true story of Maria’s past unfolds and the stench of rot hidden behind the kind coastal grandmother veneer rises, Thea finds herself trapped...and desperately afraid.
Because there are reasons why Damien’s body was never found...and why, in over thirty years, Maria Capello has never revealed the secret ingredient in her most famous recipe.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A book editor reboots her career while uncovering secrets from a renowned chef's past in Valentine's deliciously dark latest (after Delicate Condition). On the outs with her boss for a significant mistake involving a former client, Thea Woods thinks her career is over. Then she learns that celebrity chef Maria Capello, whom she's never met, has offered Thea's publishing house her memoir—but only if Thea edits it. Baffled and intrigued, Thea agrees to stay at Maria's rural farm in Upstate New York while she works on the manuscript. Almost immediately, she senses something's not right in the Capello household, which includes Maria and her two adult children. Meanwhile, Thea hopes the manuscript will straighten out details about the disappearance of Maria's husband three decades earlier. Rumors have long swirled that Maria killed him and used his remains as a secret ingredient in her popular meatballs. As Thea edits Maria's bombshell-packed memoir, Valentine ratchets up the suspense, deploying all manner of horror tropes—including animals screaming in the woods and rustling footsteps in the house—to build a sense of dread. Then one of Maria's houseguests goes missing, bringing the tension to a fever pitch. Suspense fans won't be able to put this down.
