Discover Butter, the million-copy, award-winning sensation from Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton. This gripping work of Women's Literary Fiction explores themes of misogyny, obsession, and the transgressive pleasures of food through the dark relationship between a convicted serial killer and a determined journalist.

The novel centers on Manako Kajii, a gourmet cook imprisoned for the serial murders of lonely businessmen, whom she allegedly seduced with her cooking. When journalist Rika Machida initiates contact by asking for a recipe, an intense gastronomic exchange begins, blurring the lines between investigation and personal transformation.

• Award-Winning: Winner of Waterstones Book of the Year 2024 and The British Book Awards Debut Novel of the Year 2025.
• Bestselling Status: A No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller and a BBC Between The Covers Book Club Pick.
• Inspiration: Inspired by the true case of 'The Konkatsu Killer'.
• Author: Written by Asako Yuzuki.

• Author: Asako Yuzuki
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 464 pages
• Publication Date: 24 April 2025
• ISBN-10: 0008511713
• ISBN-13: 978-0008511715
• Dimensions: 129 x 36 x 198mm
• Weight: 404g

If you are captivated by complex female characters and dark, literary explorations of obsession, secure your copy of this highly acclaimed debut novel today.