Sins as Scarlet
An Inspector Iwata Novel
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"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 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 sunnier shores of Los Angeles, California. But, although he’s determined to leave his past behind, murder still follows him.
Having set up shop as a private investigator, Iwata is approached by someone from his old life. Her daughter has been killed and the case has gone cold. Out of loyalty, Iwata agrees to take on the case and reinvestigate the homicide. However, what seems initially like a cold-blooded but simple murder takes a complex turn when a witness, a vagrant, recalls the killer'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 more complex this simple act of murder becomes.
Lives untangle, fates converge, and blood is spilled as Inspector Iwata returns.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Obreg n's gripping sequel to 2017's Blue Light Yokohama takes former police officer Kosuke Iwata from Japan to Los Angeles, where he spent his teen years, to become a private investigator. When his late wife's mother, who blames him for her daughter's and granddaughter's deaths, asks him to investigate her other child's murder, he feels unable to decline. Clues he uncovers in L.A.'s Skid Row lead him to Ciudad Cabral, Mexico, where he discovers a complex, sinister, and far-reaching conspiracy that preys on vulnerable immigrants. Obreg n raises a range of cultural and social issues, from corrupt border patrol officers and high crime rates against trans women to the lucrative black-market organ trade, though the plot moves so quickly that the treatment feels cursory in places. Insights into Iwata's backstory and troubled relationship with his mother, who has her own painful secrets, add depth to the characters. Despite minor flaws, this is a satisfying effort from a writer to watch.
