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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. 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 between…
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10 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2025ButterFourth Estate · 452 pages · 9780008511715
- Ebook · English · 2024ButterHarperCollins Publishers · 9780063236424
- Hardcover · English · 2024ButterHarperCollins Publishers · 9780063236400
- Hardcover · English · 2024ButterHarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008741877
- Ebook · English · 2024ButterHarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008511692
- Hardcover · English · 2024ButterHarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780008745141
Language and languagesFictionMysteryThrillerContemporaryJapanese LiteratureCrime





