A Taste For Murder

But when a British tourist is found dead and a member of his late wife''s family is accused of murder, Joe is pulled back into a world of police cells, crime scenes and local corruption. As he discovers more about the island, he realises it holds the answers to Francesca''s death, which may not have been a tragic accident after all.

About the author

Matt is a television screenwriter best known for creating the ITV series Hotel Portofino. He co-wrote and adapted the series Professor T, Suspect, and Before We Die, and is the lead writer on Channel 4 series Patience, which aired in January 2025 and attracted 3 million viewers on its first episode.

Matt studied English Literature and Drama at Goldsmith’s College, University of London, and went on to a career in journalism and corporate communications, specialising in media and entertainment. He devoted himself to writing full-time during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn’t looked back. A Taste For Murder is his first novel.

Product details

• Authors: Mat Baker, Matt Baker, TBC Author
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 04.06.2026
• EAN: 9781405978552
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-7855-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Capri / Ischia, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Italy, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Holidays & Vacation