Blood Sugar

A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year

"A fascinating story, wicked sharp writing, and an unforgettable narrator." —Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife

She's accused of four murders. She's only guilty of three.

"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 husband, Jason, whom she adored. But detectives at Miami Beach Police Department are eager to uncover why so many people have died within her arm's reach.

When we meet Ruby, she is in a police interrogation room, accused of Jason's murder—the one murder she did not commit. As she undergoes questioning, her mind races back to all the details of her life that led her to this moment, and to the three dead bodies in her wake. Because while she may not have killed her husband, Ruby certainly isn't innocent.

Sascha Rothchild is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, who has written and produced lauded shows such as GLOW, The Bold Type, The Baby-Sitters Club, and The Carrie Diaries. In 2015, she was named one of Variety's “10 TV Writers to Watch.” Rothchild has written for LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Elle,  and the Miami Herald, and adapted her article, "How to Get Divorced by 30" into both a memoir and a screenplay for Universal Studios. She graduated from the honors program of Boston College summa cum laude, with a major in theater and screenwriting. Blood Sugar is her debut novel.