Sascha Rothchild is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter who has written and produced shows such as G.L.O.W., The Bold Type, The Baby-Sitters Club, and The Carrie Diaries. Rothchild has written for L.A. Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Elle, and the Miami Herald. In Blood Sugar: A Novel (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), Ruby may be a murderer – a three-time murderer, to be exact – but she is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thriving practice. She’s felt empathy and sympathy. She’s had friendships and relationships. And she adores her husband, Jason. But when Jason is murdered, the homicide detectives at Miami Beach P.D. have questions. When we meet Ruby, she’s in a police interrogation room. This is one murder she did not commit – although a scandal-obsessed public believes differently. As she undergoes questioning, Ruby’s mind races back to details of her life that led her to this moment and the dead bodies in her wake. After all, 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 an addicting mixture of sour and sweet.
