Sins As Scarlet

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Far from the horrific crimes Inspector Kosuke Iwata faced as part of the Tokyo Homicide Unit, in California he leads the quiet life of a private detective. Until someone asks him a favour he can't refuse.

Meredith, a young transgender woman, has been found dead on the train tracks near LA's Skid Row. The police have done nothing and Iwata needs to find the killer.

He is not only forced to immerse himself in a seedy world full of corruption, exploitation and murder, but also in his own mother's secrets, tracing all the way from 1970s Tokyo to Japan's 48th prefecture and his new home town - Torrance, California.Far from the horrific crimes Inspector Kosuke Iwata faced as part of the Tokyo Homicide Unit, in California he leads the quiet life of a private detective. Until someone asks him a favour he can't refuse.

Meredith, a young transgender woman, has been found dead on the train tracks near LA's Skid Row. The police have done nothing and Iwata needs to find the killer.

He is not only forced to immerse himself in a seedy world full of corruption, exploitation and murder, but also in his own mother's secrets, tracing all the way from 1970s Tokyo to Japan's 48th prefecture and his new home town - Torrance, California.
British born of a Spanish father and a French mother, NicolBs Obreg n grew up between London and Madrid. As a travel writer, NicolBs has had an extensive experience of Japan, but the beginning of his fascination with the country came from watching Japanese cartoons as a young boy. The inspiration for Blue Light Yokohama is easy to mark. During his first trip to Japan, NicolBs came across an article about a real-life crime which was to haunt him. Sixteen years after this atrocity, the case remains unsolved. NicolBs Obreg n is a graduate of the acclaimed Birkbeck Creative Writing Masters course and a former bookseller for Waterstones.