Murder on Bamboo Lane

Praise for the Mas Arai Mysteries:
"A unique voice in a genre cluttered with copycats."--Rocky Moutain News
"Hirahara has a keen eye for the telling detail and an assured sense of character."--Los Angeles Times
"Hirahara's complex and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American subculture enhances her mystery, and vice versa."--Kirkus Reviews
"Hirahara's well-plotted, wholesome whodunit offers a unique look at L.A.'s Japanese-American community, with enough twists and local flavor to keep you guessing till the end."--Entertainment Weekly
"In an age in which too many books are merely echoes of previous books, Naomi Hirahara has the distinction of writing a mystery series that is unlike any other. ... [Hirahara] is truly one of a kind."--Chicago Sun-Times
"A shrewd sense of character and a formidable narrative engine."--Chicago Tribune
"Hirahara has created in Arai a protagonist who arguably is one of the most unique characters in contemporary mystery fiction. ... A haunting and compelling work."--Bookreporter.com
"A winning series."--Seattle Times


"A fresh, funny and fascinating mystery. Young bicycle cop Ellie Rush might be the opposite of hardboiled, but she's courageous, clever, and can wind her way through the back streets of L.A. to the best ramen shops. The most original mystery I've encountered in many years--kampai to Naomi Hirahara for a terrific new series."--Sujata Massey, author of The Sleeping Dictionary and the Rei Shimura mystery series