As a killer hides in the shadows of a religious cult, one detective must confront the past before it claims her too...‘Unflinching and mesmerizing’ Vaseem Khan–Dakota Finch has never recovered from her best friend’s murder - or the secret she’s kept ever since.Now a detective, Dakota is sent back to her small hometown, where the killer known only as ‘the Sugar Man’ vanished decades ago.When a new body is found near the shadowy cult in the woods, Dakota sees a chance to finally uncover the truth. But the Sugar Man has stayed hidden for decades, and they won’t hesitate to kill again to protect their darkest secret…–More Praise for The Sugar Man‘Nail-bitingly compelling and utterly engrossing’ Tim Glister‘This one will haunt me for a long time’ Anna Bailey'How exquisitely rare to read a novel as original as Nicolas Obregón’s latest: a profoundly spooky thriller soaked in honey and horror, sugar and shivers, from a storyteller far too bold to write an ordinary sentence. Every turned page feels like a step taken closer towards something deep, dark, and irresistible' A.J. Finn‘Addictive and oh so clever, this book is a masterclass in plotting and I inhaled it in two greedy gulps’ Ali Land
