DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ, FOR FANS OF BUTTER and MRS & MRS SMITH - the Korean cult bestselling portrait of a housewife turned contract killer. Translated by Paige Morris A hilariously unsettling tale of love, food and one woman's unconventional quest to support her family. _____________ I am no ordinary ajumma. I am a killer When Mrs Shim - widowed, unemployed, with two children at home and a fridge to fill - answers a job ad at the Smile Detective Agency, she boosts its fortunes forever. For Mrs Shim is sharp as a blade, handles business cleanly and is like a padlock when it comes to keeping secrets. By day, she prepares kimchi for her family and her neighbour with dementia; by night Mrs Shim is out on a contract. But what starts as a need for survival escalates into a thirst for vengeance. For Mrs. Shim is done with being everyone's doormat. Diving headfirst into a new career of petty criminals, crooked cops, ghosts and assassins, Mrs Shim's past comes hurtling towards her. Savage and unexpectedly moving, Kanji Young presents a kaleidoscopic tale of twisted love, unhinged loathing and hopeful reinvention. Her world of endearing misfits, dead bodies and good food marks the exuberant arrival of a major new international literary voice.