Many thanks to NetGalle, Sourcebooks Landmark and Dreamscape Media for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the new book by Danielle Valentine, with the audiobook perfectly narrated by Lauryn Allman. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Maria Capello is a celebrity chef, with dozens of cookbooks, a television show, and bestselling pasta sauces. But there's also her history - after her famous chef husband, Damien, disappeared twenty years ago, she stepped into the spotlight and never looked back. Nor has she ever spoken about his disappearance until now. She approaches a small publishing house with her memoir but will only work with editor Thea Woods. Thea, a huge fan of Maria's, has never met the star and doesn't understand why she's being picked to edit this book. But she needs a win after a disastrous mistake that threatens to ruin her career. Will she finally learn whether the rumors are true that Maria killed Damien and about her legend secret ingredient?
After reading and loving Delicate Condition, I couldn't wait to dive into Valentine's latest and I was not disappointed. If you like dark humor and mystery and have a strong stomach, you are going to love this book. Written in a book-in-a-book format, we go back in the past and read Maria's memoir (one chapter at a time) to learn the background, as well as the story of Thea staying in Maria's farmhouse in the present reading the manuscript. And discovering many creepy things both in the present and past. Plus there are wonderful sounding recipes in Maria's manuscript that will make you seriously hungry. I thought the narrator did an exceptional job with all the voices and I was addicted from the beginning. Don't miss this one!
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