When Dante and his friends can't make rent, they decide to host a dinner with a secret ingredient... human.

'Dark, compelling, and wickedly smart ... deliciously twisted thriller' Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True

'By turns gory, shocking, macabre and often very funny, you won't be able to put it down' Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

As Dante and his friends leave their small town for the rush of the big city, they can only think of the endless possibilities. But Rio de Janeiro is not the easiest place to live in and the rent is due every month.

As a kind gesture turns rotten, Dante and his crew have to figure out a way to make money, and to make it fast. They find their answer through a new website, offering authentic dinners to foreign travellers and Rio's elite. How hard can it be?

When a joke addition to the menu sees them make all the money they need in one night, Dante is faced with a question he never thought he would be: how much money is enough to stop cooking human flesh?

'Secret Dinner is delectable and diabolical, a zesty blend of Parasite, Sweeney Todd, and Fight Club.' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

'Secret Dinner is a potent combination of gallows humor, Hitchcockian suspense, and trenchant social commentary. Bold and bloody, it's a thriller with real bite.' Riley Sager, author of The Only One Left

'Fast-paced tale ... quickly morphs into something much more sinister.' The New York Times

"Dark, compelling, and wickedly smart, Secret Dinner is a deliciously twisted thriller about friendship and ambition with a mind-blowing end. It seizes your breath from the first page and refuses to let go! Raphael Montes is a spectacular talent." - Lisa Jewell

"This rollercoaster of a novel is highly imaginative and totally unique. I devoured it - no pun intended! - in one sitting. By turns gory, shocking, macabre and often very funny, you won't be able to put it down. Just be grateful you're not on the menu..." - Alex Michaelides

"Four desperate friends. One irresistible idea. But how many survivors? Secret Dinner is delectable and diabolical, a zesty blend of Parasite, Sweeney Todd, and Fight Club." - A. J. Finn

"Secret Dinner is a potent combination of gallows humor, Hitchcockian suspense, and trenchant social commentary. Bold and bloody, it's a thriller with real bite." - Riley Sager

"The translator Zoë Alexandra Perry brings Brazil's top thriller writer to American readers with this fast-paced tale of four broke 20-somethings lured into the world of Rio's shady elite. What begins as a jokey get-rich-quick scheme - catering exclusive dinner parties - quickly morphs into something much more sinister." - The New York Times

"Hustle culture meets cannibalism in this bruising satire from Montes [...] his sense of humor is stinging and he garnishes the novel with a delicious last-minute twist. Readers who can stomach the premise will walk away satiated." - Publishers Weekly

"Well worth the wait (...) A satirical (and literal) evisceration of foodie culture and wealthy excess. The Secret Dinner should be read in public, while eating a very bloody piece of meet, and snickering softly. If everyone around is not freaked out by the time you finish your meal then you are DOING IT WRONG." - Crimereads

"Montes keeps readers hooked to see just how far the group will go, if their friendship will survive, and what the outcome will be. A top thriller in Brazil, this bold mix of satire and horror is not for the weak of stomach." - Booklist

"Raphael is an author who masterfully controls tension (...). In his writing, it is possible to see the influence of suspense masters such as Patricia Highsmith, Agatha Christie and Jim Thompson. Even stronger are the cinematic influences: Raphael Montes is a mixture of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense with Quentin Tarantino's black comedy." - The Guardian