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'Doesn’t get any darker or more twisted than this’ Sunday Times Crime Club

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Summary

THE GRIPPING STORY OF LIES AND MURDER HAUNTING THE DARKEST CORNERS OF TOKYO, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE 2020 OLYMPICS . . .

'Japan-set noir doesn't get any darker or more twisted than this' Sunday Times Crime Club
'Masterpiece' JEFFERY DEAVER
'A stunning achievement' CRIME TIME, BOOK OF THE MONTH
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He is a completely unremarkable man.
Who wears the same black suit every day.
Boards the same train to work each morning.
And arrives home to his wife and son each night.

But he has a secret.
He likes to kill people.
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Exiled detective Kosuke Iwata is asked back to the neon-drenched streets of Tokyo.

An English exchange student has been murdered, the Olympics are just days away and those high up want this case closed fast.

But Kosuke Iwata is not a man to be hurried. What he doesn't realise is that out there is a killer so apparently unremarkable he's impossible to find . . .
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Praise for Nicolás Obregón:

'Masterpiece' Jeffery Deaver

'I'm awestruck' A. J. Finn

'A dark, brutal ride' Anthony Horowitz

Reviews

Japan-set noir doesn't get any darker or more twisted than this
Sunday Times Crime Club

About the author

Nicolás Obregón

British born of a Spanish father and a French mother, Nicolás Obregón grew up between London and Madrid. As a former travel writer, he gained extensive experience of Japan. While out there on assignment, he learned of the unsolved Miyazawa Family Murders, which informed his first novel, Blue Light Yokohama. It is also the focus of his Universal Audio true crime podcast, FACELESS. While writing his second novel, Sins As Scarlet, he volunteered in the Los Angeles youth incarceration system and underserved communities across East LA as a creative writing mentor. His short story, Colibrí, features in the anthology, Both Sides: Stories From the Border, nominated for an Anthony Award, while Blue Light Yokohama was nominated for the T. Jefferson Parker Award. Nicolás is currently working on his fourth novel and writing episodes for the podcast, Scotland Yard Confidential. He lives in Madrid.

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