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Sugar and spice

Two characters in Sugar and Spice and All those Lies commit crimes. The victim in both cases is Gina, the main character. One crime is more serious than the other and it pushes Gina to the edge of death.

Despite the crimes in the story, this book is not a cozy mystery. A detective comes, but not to solve whodunit questions nor to track down criminals to bring them to justice.

We know from the beginning of the criminal acts who the perpetrators are, and they’re not about to run aw...