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A Taste For Murder
  • Published: 15 February 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241795262
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $49.99
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A Taste For Murder

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14 Apr 2026
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28 Aug 2025
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15 Jan 2026
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15 Feb 2026
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Welcome to Da Vinale's, the beachside restaurant on the island of Capri, where murder is on the menu...

A summer on the Italian island of Capri. The perfect opportunity for recently widowed DCI Joe Mottram to reconnect with his teenage daughter. What better place to bond than in his late wife’s childhood home where her parents still run renowned beachside restaurant, Da Vinale's.

And then the body turns up.

When a British tourist is found dead at the bottom of an iconic landmark, Joe’s hopes of a restorative holiday are shattered. Then local detective Lara Sarrancino arrives at Da Vinale's asking questions, and Joe realises the family restaurant might be hiding secrets amidst its delicious dishes.

Joe will have to act fast - and find a way to work with stubborn Lara - in order to learn the truth.

Because the next murder might be even closer to home...
  • Published: 15 February 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241795262
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $49.99
Categories:

About the author

Matt Baker

Matt Baker is our much-loved television presenter, and from Blue Peter, to Countryfile, to The One Show, he has charmed a nation.

Matt grew up in County Durham on a hill farm before his career in entertainment began. As a teenager he was a British champion gymnast and when Blue Peter was looking for a new presenter Matt put together a striking showreel somersaulting in the farmyard and riding a unicycle. In his seven years on the show Matt won two BAFTAs for Best Presenter two years in a row and a Royal Television Society Award.

Matt has also presented Radio 4's Open Country, Secret Britain, One Man and His Dog, as well as starring in a host of musicals and presenting BBC Sport's Gymnastics coverage for many years. Matt has raised over 40 million pounds for Children In Need with his Rickshaw Challenge, and is also a trustee of the charity.


Matt lives with his wife, children, his sheepdogs and his many beloved farm animals.

MB

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Praise for A Taste For Murder

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

We couldn't get enough of this cracking crime procedural with an Italian cuisine twist from the uber-talented creator of ITV's Hotel Portofino, Matt Baker... Deliciously dark!

The Courier
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