But what appears to be a murder of passion soon takes on a life of its own and reveals another possible murder.

He has a temper, is involved in some radical politics in the area and it appears Jenny had not been faithful. The ex boyfriend (Tuan) of Jenny seems like a good suspect. The murder seems pretty straight forward at first. The Fearsome Foursome (Ellie, Nay, ex Sebastian and friend Rickie) have their friendship tested as Ellie and Cortez follow the leads. Unfortunately Ellie’s ex Sebastian seems involved in the case from the beginning. Although Ellie does not know the basis for this, she has to keep asking questions until she is on temporary assignment to investigate the murder.Įllie is joined in the hunt by handsome lead detective Cortez Williams. Her aunt Cheryl Toma, LAPD’s highest ranking Asian American officer, pulls Ellie even further into the investigation. After the same girl, Jenny, ends up dead, Ellie can not just pedal her bike as if nothing has happened. When one of her college classmates ends up on a missing flyer Ellie can not help but be involved. Naomi Hirahara takes the reader on a wild ride through Los Angeles with LAPD bike cop Ellie Rush.

Trouble awaits rookie LAPD Officer Ellie Rush as she patrols the mean streets of Los Angeles on her bicycle…īike 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.Īt 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. Murder on Bamboo Lane An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery, Book #1 By Naomi Hirahara

Murder on Bamboo Lane by Naomi Hirahara