Grave On Grand Avenue

Naomi Hirahara

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LAPD bicycle cop—and aspiring homicide detective—Ellie Rush is back on patrol in the newest mystery from the award-winning author of Murder on Bamboo Lane.

Ellie stops for a friendly chat with gardener Eduardo Fuentes while patrolling one of Los Angeles’s premier concert halls. A few minutes later she’s shocked to discover him lying at the bottom of a staircase, clinging to life and whispering something indecipherable. Nearby, the father of Xu, a Chinese superstar classical musician, claims Fuentes was knocked down while attempting to steal his son’s multimillion-dollar cello—a story Ellie has trouble believing.

Meanwhile Ellie has issues of her own to deal with—like the curious theft of her car, a 1969 Pontiac Skylark. But after the gardener takes his last breath and Xu mysteriously disappears, it’s clear to Ellie she must act quickly before someone else falls silent…

Published: 15 January 2017
ISBN: 9780425264966
Imprint: Berkley
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
RRP: $15.99

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Crime & mystery

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About the author

Naomi Hirahara

NAOMI HIRAHARA is a freelance writer and journalist who served for several years as an editor of The Rafu Shimpo, the largest Japanese American daily newspaper. She is the author of two previous Mas Arai mysteries, Gasa-Gasa Girl and Summer of the Big Bachi, named one of "The Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2004" by the Chicago Tribune and a Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2004" pick.

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Praise for Grave On Grand Avenue

“Ellie is a detective of a different sort. Young and resolutely urban.”—Los Angeles Times Praise for Murder on Bamboo Lane “One of the warmest, most realistic characters to hit crime fiction in a long time.”—Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author “A well-constructed whodunit.”—The Japan Times “Scoop this one up!” —Library Journal “Highly entertaining…Readers will want to see more of Ellie, who provides a fresh perspective on LA’s rich ethnic mix.”—Publishers Weekly