"Published by Random House in 1994, "Lunch of Blood" was dedicated to the artist and critic John Henshaw, and includes Gambotto-Burke's 1991 "Independent on Sunday" cover story on British cardiothoracic surgeons ("Affairs of the Heart"), and interviews with Martin Amis, Edward de Bono, Gérard Depardieu, Alex Dimitriades, Ben Elton, Rachel Hunter, Elle Macpherson, Morrissey, Marc Newson, Noah Taylor, Naomi Wolf, and others.It peaked at number four on "The Sydney Morning Herald"'s bestseller lists and, according to a review section cover story in "The Weekend Australian", established Gambotto-Burke's reputation as the "Stilettoed Assassin".