"Finding a former classmate murdered, LA bicycle cop Ellie Rush becomes involved in the investigation."
Murder on Bamboo Lane
By: Naomi Hirahara
Genres: Mystery Police Procedural
Posted: May 29, 2014
Assigned to work on the case by her aunt, who seems to have ulterior motives, Ellie starts contacting Jenny's friends for answers. But the deeper she probes, the more questions arise. And the closer she comes to the truth, the closer she is to becoming a victim of the killer.
Naomi Hirahara affords a fresh perspective of LA's rich multi-ethnic residents in MURDER ON BAMBOO STREET. As the first in a new series featuring Officer Ellie Rush, the uniqueness of the cast of characters and the insightful plot premise holds great promise for future novels.
Book Summary
Trouble awaits rookie LAPD Officer Ellie Rush as she patrols the mean streets of Los Angeles on her bicycle…
Bike cop Ellie Rush dreams of becoming a homicide detective, but it's still a shock when the first dead body she encounters on the job is that of a former college classmate.
At the behest of her Aunt Cheryl, the highest-ranking Asian- American officer in the LAPD (a source of pride for Ellie's grandmother, but annoyance to her mom), Ellie becomes tangled in the investigation of the coed's murder — with equal parts help and hindrance from her nosy best friend, her over-involved ex-boyfriend, a smoldering detective, and seemingly everyone else in her extended family…only to uncover secrets that a killer may go to any lengths to ensure stay hidden.
by: Naomi Hirahara
Berkley Prime Crime
April 1, 2014
On Sale: April 1, 2014
Featuring: Ellie Rush
304 pages
ISBN: 0425264955
EAN: 9780425264959
Kindle: B00F9F0UBK
Paperback / e-Book