Blood Sugar
(Sprache: Englisch)
A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year
"Terrific. You might come for the mystery, but you will stay for the sheer energy."--New York Times Book Review
An utterly delicious debut thriller that tells the story of the most likable murderess you...
"Terrific. You might come for the mystery, but you will stay for the sheer energy."--New York Times Book Review
An utterly delicious debut thriller that tells the story of the most likable murderess you...
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A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year"Terrific. You might come for the mystery, but you will stay for the sheer energy."--New York Times Book Review
An utterly delicious debut thriller that tells the story of the most likable murderess you will ever meet, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Jessica Knoll.
“I could just kill you right now!” It’s something we’ve all thought at one time or another. But Ruby has actually acted on it. Three times, to be exact.
Though she may be a murderer, Ruby is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thriving practice. She’s felt empathy and sympathy. She’s had long-lasting friendships and relationships, and has a husband, Jason, whom she adores. But the homicide detectives at Miami Beach PD are not convinced of her happy marriage. When we meet Ruby, she is in a police interrogation room, being accused of Jason’s murder. Which, ironically, is one murder that she did not commit, though a scandal-obsessed public believes differently. As she undergoes questioning, Ruby’s mind races back to all the details of her life that led her to this exact moment, and to the three dead bodies in her wake. Because though she may not have killed her husband, Ruby certainly isn’t innocent.
Alternating between Ruby’s memories of her past crimes and her present-day fight to clear her name, Blood Sugar is a twisty, clever debut with an unforgettable protagonist who you can’t help but root for—an addicting mixture of sour and sweet.
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Chapter 1OCEAN
The waves weren't that big. But he was only seven, so even the smallest of chop towered over his drenched head. "Never turn your back on the ocean" was advice he would never hear. Instead he faced the shore, proudly gesticulating. His father was busy, drinking a sweating can of domestic beer and complaining to his group of friends about the lack of waterfront-zoning laws. His mother was busy looking at the stretch marks drifting across her once flat, smooth stomach. So neither noticed their son waving and smiling at them in the Atlantic Ocean, just thirty feet ahead.
At the moment he was going to give up on making eye contact with his parents and turn toward the blue-on-blue horizon, a crest crumbled and slapped him in the back, pitching him forward, facedown, forcing him to take a big gulp of warm salty water. He coughed. A new wave jostled him before he could regain his natural rhythm of breath, and then another. So panic started to set in. A panic with flailing arms, jerking legs, and lungs fighting against themselves, taking turns both hyperventilating and coughing. Soon, all his composure was lost. It seemed like the ocean knew he was in trouble, and was happy to take advantage. Toying with his fifty-four-pound frame.
The rest was easy. Too easy, really. I was a breaker away, watching it all, holding my head high above the water, my neck straining a little so I could see him struggle in the undulating foam. My first instinct was to help him. I was a strong swimmer. I could paddle over and prop him up and call out to an adult to get him safely to shore. Then a second instinct kicked in, if there can be such a thing as a second instinct. A calm resolve filled my chest, followed by a burst of gold-glitter excitement that traveled to the tip of every limb. I dove under the water, eyes open. The sting felt good, a reminder that I was alive.
The ocean was murky, so it was hard to make out details, but I was able to see
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enough to grab onto one of the boy's slick, thrashing ankles. My hand was too small to get a good hold. He was only seven years old, yes. But I was only five.
Using both my tiny hands, I had just enough grip to pull him down. And hold him down. A calmer boy might have held his breath and kicked free. He was only inches from oxygen. But he wasn't calm. He was sucking in more and more water. Until he wasn't.
When I felt his leg go slack, I held on for ten more seconds. Just to make sure. Counting slowly backward. Like I learned in school. Like I did when I couldn't fall asleep at night because my brain was swirling with too many high-voltage thoughts to power down for the day. When I reached the count of one, I let go of his ankle and swam away. Flipping my back legs together in unison, like a mermaid tail. I wasn't so different from other five-year-old girls; I too loved mermaids.
When my own need for air became unbearable, I finally popped my head up a good distance from him. I searched the water until I saw his lifeless form being pushed closer to the shore, gently swaying with the seaweed. The ocean delivered him onto the sand, not wanting to play with a dead toy.
I didn't even need to scream. His mother was already doing that. Adults raced to him, rushed and frantic, unwilling to accept that time was no longer a factor.
My mother started shrieking for me to come back in, worried that drowning was somehow contagious. As I splashed to shore, I thought about how primitive adults were sometimes. And predictable. All the swimming kids were plucked back to land, held tightly in oversized once-bright tropical-patterned towels, now faded from years of use in the sun. For a brief moment, parents and children alike were not taking anything for granted. We all noticed details like the scratchy, hard corner edges of the towels, the grace of a seagull gliding past the billowing clouds that hinted at the afternoon rain that w
Using both my tiny hands, I had just enough grip to pull him down. And hold him down. A calmer boy might have held his breath and kicked free. He was only inches from oxygen. But he wasn't calm. He was sucking in more and more water. Until he wasn't.
When I felt his leg go slack, I held on for ten more seconds. Just to make sure. Counting slowly backward. Like I learned in school. Like I did when I couldn't fall asleep at night because my brain was swirling with too many high-voltage thoughts to power down for the day. When I reached the count of one, I let go of his ankle and swam away. Flipping my back legs together in unison, like a mermaid tail. I wasn't so different from other five-year-old girls; I too loved mermaids.
When my own need for air became unbearable, I finally popped my head up a good distance from him. I searched the water until I saw his lifeless form being pushed closer to the shore, gently swaying with the seaweed. The ocean delivered him onto the sand, not wanting to play with a dead toy.
I didn't even need to scream. His mother was already doing that. Adults raced to him, rushed and frantic, unwilling to accept that time was no longer a factor.
My mother started shrieking for me to come back in, worried that drowning was somehow contagious. As I splashed to shore, I thought about how primitive adults were sometimes. And predictable. All the swimming kids were plucked back to land, held tightly in oversized once-bright tropical-patterned towels, now faded from years of use in the sun. For a brief moment, parents and children alike were not taking anything for granted. We all noticed details like the scratchy, hard corner edges of the towels, the grace of a seagull gliding past the billowing clouds that hinted at the afternoon rain that w
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Autoren-Porträt von Sascha Rothchild
Sascha Rothchild
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- Autor: Sascha Rothchild
- 2022, Internationale Ausgabe, 336 Seiten, Masse: 15,7 x 22,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593541561
- ISBN-13: 9780593541562
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Finalist for the International Thriller Writers AwardFinalist for the Barry Award
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2022
One of Bookpage Best Thrillers of 2022
"Sascha Rothchild s terrific Blood Sugar makes us root for this flawed but compelling character [Rothchild] nimbly hops between past and present, introducing multiple cliffhangers that she lets dangle for long stretches before treating us to their resolutions. You might come for the mystery, but you ll stay for the sheer energy of Ruby s electric presence. --New York Times Book Review
"A twisty thriller."--Cosmopolitan
Mesmerizing. . . Rothchild does a terrific job keeping readers wondering about Simon s reliability, and pulls off the considerable challenge of engendering sympathy for an unrepentant killer. Jeff Lindsay fans will have a hard time not devouring this standout effort in one sitting. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A clever and dark fiction debut. . . Rothchild s unrepentant killer quickly seduces the reader through Ruby s intelligent reasoning, and, oddly enough, compassion, even when her actions are repellant. Rothchild augments her breezy approach with tinges of dark storytelling. . . Strong characters, especially Ruby, complement Blood Sugar, as does Rothchild s vivid use of the Miami setting. --South Florida Sun Sentinel
[A] Promising Young Woman meets Dexter thriller that s both highly suspenseful and strangely empowering. . . [Rothchild s] debut thriller successfully executes all the elements of a crackling mystery: page-turning plot beats, snappy dialogue and vividly drawn characters. For those who love a fascinating, complicated female lead with more than one ax to grind, Blood Sugar is an absolute must. --Bookpage (starred review)
This disturbing thriller begs to be inhaled in a single sitting, but the experience may raise the question of how many friends and loved ones are quietly, happily getting away with
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murder. [A] provocative, unsettling psychological thriller. --Shelf Awareness
"It upends expectations about what this genre is supposed to be and do. It s an entertaining tale that grips you. --Paste
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild has one of the best tag lines we've ever seen: She's accused of four murders. She's only guilty of three. --PopSugar
Brilliantly creative and morbidly witty. . . Filled with surprising turns, and told by a woman with indelible humor and knife-sharp observation (not that she d ever use a knife), Blood Sugar is not one to be missed. --BookTrib
Ruby Simon is the kind of character who lures readers into and then through a story, eliciting our amateur psychological diagnoses, stealing our breath with her cunning, and sparking serious guilt for having rooted for her even a little bit This whip-smart, well-constructed debut makes Rothchild a thriller writer to watch carefully. --Booklist
Rothchild gives readers an unreliable narrator who truly lives up to the moniker. . . A compelling and entertaining psychological thriller. --Kirkus Reviews
A unique and riveting ride. . . Brilliant and mesmerizing. . . Rothchild gives Ruby a confessional voice, an analytical mind, and a vigilante s heart. --Mystery and Suspense
Dark, seductive. . . [A] wickedly delicious story with a heroine who might just be a terrible person that readers will love. . . [A] thrilling ride that will leave readers wanting more. --Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Rothchild is a screenwriter, so perhaps it s no surprise that Blood Sugar propels forward at a pace worthy of any bingeworthy television show. Ruby s morally ambiguous justifications for her own behavior will haunt us well after we ve eagerly devoured this chilling but propulsive thriller. --Bookreporter.com
One of the best debuts I ve read in a while, with a fascinating story, wicked sharp writing, and an unforgettable narrator. Blood Sugar needs to be on your 2022 reading list. Samantha Downing, bestselling author of For Your Own Good
A chilling, twisty and exceptionally smart thriller that will convince you that not every cold-blooded killer is a villain. I adored this book from page one and didn t want it to end. Michele Campbell, bestselling author of It s Always the Husband
"It's rare that I read a book where I love everything about it! Ruby is a one-of-a-kind protagonist book smart and street smart, delightfully self-righteous with a healthy balance of Oops! and I Got This. She makes rules to live by, and breaks rules when other people fail her standards for acceptable human behavior. I had the feeling I was reading the world's best diary relatable, witty, unpredictable the prose flows merrily along, full of delicious details. Truly, Blood Sugar is one of the most entertaining novels I've ever read. I'll never forget Ruby, the ethical assassin." --Zoje Stage, bestselling author of Baby Teeth
Unsettling from its outset and engrossing to its very end, Blood Sugar pulls the reader deep into the mind of its highly intelligent, obsessively organized protagonist an accomplished woman who just so happens to leave a trail of dead bodies in her wake. Never before have I cared so much for such an untrustworthy character. Kathleen Barber, author of Truth Be Told
"Inventive, engrossing, and wicked, BLOOD SUGAR is the tale of a woman who just can t seem to stop killing people. But she would never hurt her own husband right? Ruby Simon is perhaps the most relatable murderer since Dexter. I found her story disturbingly fun." Stephanie Wrobel, bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold
"It upends expectations about what this genre is supposed to be and do. It s an entertaining tale that grips you. --Paste
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild has one of the best tag lines we've ever seen: She's accused of four murders. She's only guilty of three. --PopSugar
Brilliantly creative and morbidly witty. . . Filled with surprising turns, and told by a woman with indelible humor and knife-sharp observation (not that she d ever use a knife), Blood Sugar is not one to be missed. --BookTrib
Ruby Simon is the kind of character who lures readers into and then through a story, eliciting our amateur psychological diagnoses, stealing our breath with her cunning, and sparking serious guilt for having rooted for her even a little bit This whip-smart, well-constructed debut makes Rothchild a thriller writer to watch carefully. --Booklist
Rothchild gives readers an unreliable narrator who truly lives up to the moniker. . . A compelling and entertaining psychological thriller. --Kirkus Reviews
A unique and riveting ride. . . Brilliant and mesmerizing. . . Rothchild gives Ruby a confessional voice, an analytical mind, and a vigilante s heart. --Mystery and Suspense
Dark, seductive. . . [A] wickedly delicious story with a heroine who might just be a terrible person that readers will love. . . [A] thrilling ride that will leave readers wanting more. --Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Rothchild is a screenwriter, so perhaps it s no surprise that Blood Sugar propels forward at a pace worthy of any bingeworthy television show. Ruby s morally ambiguous justifications for her own behavior will haunt us well after we ve eagerly devoured this chilling but propulsive thriller. --Bookreporter.com
One of the best debuts I ve read in a while, with a fascinating story, wicked sharp writing, and an unforgettable narrator. Blood Sugar needs to be on your 2022 reading list. Samantha Downing, bestselling author of For Your Own Good
A chilling, twisty and exceptionally smart thriller that will convince you that not every cold-blooded killer is a villain. I adored this book from page one and didn t want it to end. Michele Campbell, bestselling author of It s Always the Husband
"It's rare that I read a book where I love everything about it! Ruby is a one-of-a-kind protagonist book smart and street smart, delightfully self-righteous with a healthy balance of Oops! and I Got This. She makes rules to live by, and breaks rules when other people fail her standards for acceptable human behavior. I had the feeling I was reading the world's best diary relatable, witty, unpredictable the prose flows merrily along, full of delicious details. Truly, Blood Sugar is one of the most entertaining novels I've ever read. I'll never forget Ruby, the ethical assassin." --Zoje Stage, bestselling author of Baby Teeth
Unsettling from its outset and engrossing to its very end, Blood Sugar pulls the reader deep into the mind of its highly intelligent, obsessively organized protagonist an accomplished woman who just so happens to leave a trail of dead bodies in her wake. Never before have I cared so much for such an untrustworthy character. Kathleen Barber, author of Truth Be Told
"Inventive, engrossing, and wicked, BLOOD SUGAR is the tale of a woman who just can t seem to stop killing people. But she would never hurt her own husband right? Ruby Simon is perhaps the most relatable murderer since Dexter. I found her story disturbingly fun." Stephanie Wrobel, bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold
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