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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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A simmering stew of secrets and suspense. The Dead Husband Cookbook serves up a gourmet thriller where every recipe has a hint of danger. Domestic bliss meets bloodshed. You'll want seconds! -- Joanna Wallace, author of YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST Delightfully twisted and utterly delicious. It had me gripped from the very first page and wouldn't let up until that shocking and satisfying ending. Danielle Valentine is a master of the horror thriller -- Sara Ochs, author of THE RESORT Sizzling with a glamorously Gothic setting, tantalizing twists and a premise that'll have you begging for seconds, The Dead Husband Cookbook is the depravedly delicious foodie thriller you never knew you needed... Valentine sets the table for a truly unique and mesmerizing read-sit down to dinner, if you dare -- Leah Konen, author of YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME A knife-sharp thriller with a dash of horror set in the over-the-top world of professional cooking? Yes, please! Danielle Valentine's atmospheric chiller made my jaw drop and my mouth water with its fresh, original twists... I absolutely devoured it -- Andrea Bartz, author of WE WERE NEVER HERE Forget five stars, The Dead Husband Cookbook deserves a Michelin star! I read it in one, single serving; an absolute page turner from start to finish -- J.M. Hewitt, author of THE LIFE SHE WANTS A deliciously dark treat of a novel, seasoned with the perfect amount of intrigue and a deadly dash of revenge -- Sarah Lawton, author of ALL THE LITTLE THINGS Knives Out meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with a pinch of Nora Ephron's Heartburn, The Dead Husband Cookbook takes a murder mystery, rolled in family drama, and roasts it in the heat of feminine fury. I devoured every page -- Stacie Grey, author of SHE LEFT

Author Information

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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