Sins as Scarlet, Nicolas Obregon
Sins as Scarlet, Nicolas Obregon
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Sins as Scarlet
An Inspector Iwata Novel

Author: Nicolas Obregon

Narrator: P.J. Ochlan

Unabridged: 12 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2018


Synopsis

"A dark, brutal ride through the underbelly of LA." —Anthony Horowitz, author of Magpie Murders

In this follow-up to Nicolás Obregon’s critically acclaimed Blue Light Yokohama, Inspector Iwata returns—in a murder case in his new home of Los Angeles.

After a brutal murder investigation ripped apart his life, Kosuke Iwata quit both his job as a detective with the Tokyo Police Department and his country, leaving Japan for the hopefully sunnier shores of Los Angeles, California. But even though he’s left his old life behind, he still has to make a living and Iwata sets up shop as a private investigator. But murder still follows him.

Approached by an old contact whose daughter has been murdered and the case laid to rest—unsolved—Iwata agrees to take on the case out of loyalty. But what seems initially like a cold-blooded murder takes a different turn when a homeless witness recalls the murderer’s parting words: “I’m sorry.”

From the depths of Skid Row to the fatal expanse of the Sonoran Desert, Iwata tracks the disparate pieces of a mysterious and heartbreaking puzzle. But the more he unearths, the clearer it is that things are not as they appear and people are not as they seem.

Lives untangle, fates converge, and blood is spilled as Inspector Iwata returns.

More Praise for Sins as Scarlet:

"Masterpiece—that’s the only way to describe Sins as Scarlet. Obregón’s brilliant novel is, at once, a classic noir, a psychological thriller and a riveting examination—sometimes dark, sometimes moving to the point of tears—of life in a less-than-angelic Los Angeles. And what a delight to see Inspector Kosuke Iwata back again! You will love every minute spent with this one-of-a-kind hero." — Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Burial Hour

"In the heady tradition of Raymond Chandler and Michael Connelly, Sins as Scarlet lays bare the bruised heart and broken soul of Los Angeles. Extraordinary stuff: a diabolically clever police procedural, a wrenching character study, and a merciless chronicle of a city in decay. I’m awestruck." — A. J. Finn, New York Times Bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

About Nicolas Obregon

NICOLAS OBREGON is British, born of Spanish parents, and grew up between London and Madrid. Currently an editor for a legal publishing company, he previously worked as a travel writer and gained extensive experience of Japan. Obregon lives in the UK and Blue Light Yokohama is his first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on November 28, 2018

It’s not very often that I find myself moved when I’m reading Crime Fiction, it’s usually a rare occurrence but a totally appreciated one when it does happen and Obregon managed to touch a part of my soul with his painfully beautiful writing and stunning imagery. It was a little like reading high br......more

Goodreads review by Mairead on August 23, 2018

My Rating ~ 4.5* Five years ago, he lost his family. Now he may have found his redemption.’ Sins As Scarlet is the second book from Nicolás Obregón featuring former homicide detective Kosuke Iwata. Just published by Michael Joseph, it has been described by author Jeffery Deaver as a ‘masterpiece,......more

Goodreads review by Jo on August 24, 2018

Second outing for Japanese detective. He's now back the USA, where he grew up, and working as a PI in Los Angeles. To be honest, I loved the first novel in this series and was disappointed that this one moved away from Japan. There are so many crime novels set in the US that I enjoy those set in oth......more


Quotes

"P.J. Ochlan puts his considerable narrating talents to work on this complicated murder mystery...He creates an aural tableau of crooked cops and an honest man looking for answers, which makes it hard to stop listening." -AudioFile