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Mantequilla

by Asako Yuzuki

Chef Manako Kajii sits in a Tokyo detention center, accused of murdering a series of lonely businessmen. As her story unfolds, food becomes obsession, seduction, and weapon—a darkly sumptuous exploration of appetite, gender, and rage served with precision and unsettling pleasure.

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