When we think of strategic reserves, we usually picture heavily guarded underground bunkers filled with gold bullion or vast tanks of petroleum. However, in the Canadian province of Quebec, the government fiercely guards a global reserve of a very different commodity: millions of barrels of pure maple syrup. In 2012, auditors made a shocking discovery during a routine inspection of a massive warehouse. Almost ten thousand barrels, representing nearly twenty million dollars' worth of syrup, had been systematically drained and replaced with water. It was an incredibly sophisticated logistical operation that became one of the largest agricultural heists in modern history. Sweet Sticky Crime delves into the bizarre underworld of the maple syrup cartel. It explains how the strict quotas and price controls established by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers inadvertently created a lucrative black market, ripe for organized crime. Follow the fascinating police investigation that tracked the sticky evidence across international borders. This entertaining narrative proves that commodity economics and true crime can combine to create a story stranger than fiction.