''Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable'' PANDORA SYKES''Unputdownable, breathtakingly original'' ERIN KELLY''I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki''s new novel Butter- NIGEL SLATER-A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat-THE TIMESThe cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation-s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can-t resist writing back.Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold be
