The Sugar Man
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The Sugar Man
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Narrated by:
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Barbara Barnes
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By:
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Nicolás Obregón
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
A serial killer in a small religious cult. A detective who has waited decades for justice.
Dakota Finch never really recovered from the day her best friend was murdered. Dakota and Flora were best friends – and Dakota has never confessed her own dark secret about what she did that day.
Years later, Dakota has become a detective, hiding her broken heart behind a rock-hard shell. When her latest misdemeanour sees her re-assigned back to her small home town, she can’t help but think it could be her chance to finally catch Flora’s killer – a man who’s only ever be known as “the Sugar Man”.
When another body is found, stirring up memories of her last summer with Flora, Dakota realises the truth may be hiding in the secretive Amish-like cult based in the nearby woodland.
But this is a killer who has stayed hidden for decades, and they won’t hesitate to kill again to protect their darkest secret…
Obregón is one of those rare writers who creates worlds that are dangerous and gritty yet uses gorgeous, almost poetic, prose. Despite the darkness in the novel, there is hope and beauty, and these elements are perfectly juxtaposed.
As a protagonist, Dakota is flawed and damaged, battling her own personal demons, with the feelings concerning her tortured past viscerally felt by the reader. We are drawn not only to her but also to the cast of richly drawn characters she is surrounded by. Obregón writes his characters in such a way that we truly live them.
The claustrophobic nature of the small town inhabited by Dakota is keenly felt by the reader and the secrets unearthed eked out expertly. The novel's pacing is spot-on, meaning that I inhaled it over the course of a single day. The mystery at the novel's heart was riveting and will keep even the most die-hard thriller fan guessing.
If you’re a fan of dark crime thrillers with beautifully emotive writing, which truly makes you feel something, then you need to get your hands on The Sugar Man. (And check out the Inspector Iwata trilogy. You’re welcome.)
Dark, gritty and beautifully written
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