- Published: 5 February 2019
- ISBN: 9781405926935
- Imprint: Michael Joseph
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 400
- RRP: $27.99
Sins As Scarlet
'In the heady tradition of Raymond Chandler and Michael Connelly' A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
- Published: 5 February 2019
- ISBN: 9781405926935
- Imprint: Michael Joseph
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 400
- RRP: $27.99
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, sometime moving to the point of tears--of life in a less-than-angelic Los Angeles
JEFFERY DEAVER
A dark, brutal ride through the underbelly of LA
ANTHONY HOROWITZ
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, author of international bestseller, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
Evocative, perceptive writing
Sunday Time Crime Club
Sins as Scarlet is a searing LA crime story, as poetic as it is brutal, as tender as it is disturbing
Tim Weaver
Fresh and convincing . . . the dialogue is worthy of the great chronicler of LA's dark side, Raymond Chandler. But really, Obregon's writing has a unique flavour all of its own, wherever his books are set
Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
Harrowing and gripping. An astute police procedural . . . Switching between LA, Mexico and Tokyo both Iwata's present and past are cleverly interwoven in a truly heart-rending climax
Daily Express
Thanks to the excellent Iwata, you get a gripping mystery with a real conscience
Sunday Sport
This bleak, richly descriptive and haunting thriller walks of the wild side of Los Angeles
Peterborough Telegraph
A brace of cutting-edge themes are threaded into the abrasive narrative . . . It is a combustible mix, but as in the earlier Blue Light Yokohama, the author has the full measure of his difficult material. With his vividly evoked Mexican and LA settings [he] delivers a pacey, page-turning thriller, but the underlying seriousness gives real texture. Iwata is a richly drawn, conflicted hero, and this is another savage journey into the dark heart of America
Barry Forshaw, Financial Times
Obregón keeps the unpredictable plot of Sins As Scarlet churning with myriad surprises that are grounded in believability
Mail Online
Praise for Blue Light Yokohama
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A twisty, highly entertaining thriller that pulls us into the heart of an unconventional hero as he fights corruption in the gritty, glittering world of Tokyo
Julia Heaberlin, author of, Sunday Times bestseller, Black-Eyed Susans
An outstanding debut
The most awaited books of 2017, Sunday Express
Refreshing. Engaging
Daily Mail
Taut and atmospheric with twists galore
Woman & Home