People with Taste

The Bear meets horror in this tale of rare and bloody revenge set in the world of fine dining as only horror sensation Craig DiLouie can write it, perfect for fans of Nothing Tastes as Good and Tender Is the Flesh.

Matt Landry is one of fine dining’s hottest new stars. He’s the head chef at a Michelin starred restaurant. Then his job goes up in flames, literally. And despite his notoriety in the industry, he’s dead broke.

But then an actual billionaire reaches out to him, and offers him a second chance at restaurant few believe even exists. The Smoking Mirror is a myth. An exclusive dining club for the wealthiest of the wealthy. The kind of place that spins up dark conspiracies and hides darker truths.

The gig promises the security he’s been missing. But the job is exacting. The other chefs are maniacally focused. His NDA is a mile long. His superiors demand utmost secrecy. And the meat they cook with – tender, delicate, marbled – is unlike any he’s worked with before.

As he plunges deeper into the cutthroat world of fine dining, he discovers that there is no glory without sacrifice. And once he gets the taste of success, even unspeakable horrors become palatable.

• "Like he’s done in so many of his books, Craig DiLouie takes a familiar idea and spins it in wonderfully wild new directions, creating something we’ve never seen before that’s still instantly recognizable. The Summer Fun Massacre swings back and forth like a bladed, unstoppable pendulum, gory slasher tale to eerie mystery and back again."
  New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines on The Summer Fun Massacre
• "Urban legends, a summer camp, teens in peril, and a seemingly unstoppable killer, Craig DiLouie’s latest is a brutal exercise in nostalgic horror from an author at the top of his game. Fans of the camp-bound slashers of yesteryear will lose their minds.”
  Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Sour Candy and Kin on The Summer Fun Massacre
• “DiLouie finds horror’s heart still beating beneath the cabin floor. An invigorating reminder that nothing ever really ends … unless you break the cycle."
  Andrew F. Sullivan, author of The Handyman Method on The Summer Fun Massacre
• "An exciting and original slasher featuring a terrifying folk horror twist that will drive fans to sign up for the promised second session of Summer Fun Camp in droves."
  Booklist on The Summer Fun Massacre (starred review)
• "A horror revelation . . . . With its sharp prose and likable main character, the novel is difficult to put down.”
  Library Journal on The Summer Fun Massacre (starred review)
• "Through confident, atmospheric prose, DiLouie adds tone and texture to a story that might otherwise have wallowed in splatter and gore. The arresting result raises high expectations for the sequel."
  Publishers Weekly on The Summer Fun Massacre