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.
Finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award
Finalist 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 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
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