Come join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries\, \;thrillers \;and whodunits t ogether \;on the last Tuesday of \;every month. This October\, we will be discussing Butter by Asako Yuzuki. \;
\nBut ter \;is the cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case\, inspir ed by a true story. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Cent er convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen\, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured th e nation's imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press\, enterta ining 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 between her and the steely K ajii\, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research . Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it s eems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats\, somethi ng is awakening in her body\, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought? Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer\, "The Konkatsu Killer\," Asako Yuzuki's Butter is a vivid\ , unsettling exploration of misogyny\, obsession\, romance and the transgr essive pleasures of food in Japan.
\nCopies of the book can be picke d up at the front desk at the Connie Morella Library\, or you can borrow a digital copy from our online collection here. \;
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