Nothing Tastes As Good - A twisted body horror novel from the award-winning author

'A staggeringly honest exploration of how shame, cruelty and the hunger for acceptance can make us feel sub-human. Visceral and vicious, horrifying, unflinching and unputdownable' RACHEL HARRISONYou'd kill to look this good...Over three hundred pounds, Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California mould of six-pack, suntanned masculinity. He's tried every diet under the sun but still he remains stuck in his dead-end job, in love and in his body.
But then he discovers a brand-new, untested weight loss product called Obexity. Desperate for a change, Emmett signs up to the clinical trials and soon he's shedding pounds at superhuman speed.
With the weight loss comes a new lease on life. He gets promoted. He finds the perfect boyfriend. And people finally treat him like he's human. But he's still hungry for more. And the monster lurking inside of him is desperate to come out
A deliciously dark horror novel for fans of Monika Kim, Chelsea G. Summers and Jane Flett.
Praise for Luke Dumas'Nothing Tastes As Good is gripping, funny, angry, heartbreaking, urgent, honest, unsparing, and more than a little terrifying' Nat Cassidy
'Clever, twisty... left me thrilled and looking over my shoulder' Paul Tremblay
'Evocative and provocative... thrilled me and moved me and thrilled me some more' A. J. Finn
'Haunting... I consumed this breathlessly' Megan Collins

About the author

Luke Dumas

Summary

Emmett Truesdale starts a clinical trial for a new drug. But all does not go to plan. A body horror novel about weight loss treatment with potentially murderous side effects…

Product details

• Authors: Luke Dumas
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.07.2026
• EAN: 9781835985052
• ISBN: 978-1-83598-505-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Science Fiction, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Speculative fiction, Horror & ghost stories, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Modern and Contemporary romance, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, FICTION / Horror / General, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: diversity, equity, equality, inclusion