I am a multi-award-winning journalist, author and publisher. In this, my first novel, I'm dedicated to crafting rich atmospheres, complex characters, and sharp suspense. A Taste of Deceit, invites you into a world where culinary art and romance meet dark secrets.
On a farm outside Johannesburg, famous feminist cook Serendipity Brown hosts intimate cookery demonstrations to mark her new cookbook. She invites an audience of just four specific people. Each harbours a hidden back story and a connection to her tricky husband, who vanished three years ago. Also in attendance is Jack Sutherland, a journalist tasked with digging into the disappearance.
As the demonstrations unfold, a romance sparks between Serendipity and Jack. But when Jack proves to be a philanderer, Serendipity must choose.
Equal parts culinary celebration, mystery and love story, the novel builds to a shocking climax revealing a web of diamond smuggling, false identities, and a violent fate in India.