Grave on Grand Avenue

by Naomi Hirahara

Overview

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 and the Japantown Mysteries.
 
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…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101609460
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/07/2015
Series:	An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	916,746
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar® Award-winning author of Murder on Bamboo Lane, as well as the Mas Arai Mysteries. Born and raised in Pasadena, Naomi received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University and studied at the Inter-University Center for Advanced Japanese Language Studies in Tokyo. She worked as a reporter and editor of The Rafu Shimpo in downtown Los Angeles. She is also the author of 1001 Cranes and has written, edited, and published several nonfiction books, largely about the Japanese American experience. She lives with her husband in Southern California.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“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

Editorial Reviews

02/23/2015
In Edgar-winner Hirahara’s delightfully original follow-up to 2014’s Murder on Bamboo Lane, Ellie Rush, an LAPD bicycle cop, is on routine patrol on Grand Avenue, near the Walt Disney Concert Hall, when gardener Eduardo Fuentes is critically injured after falling down a flight of outdoor stairs. Eduardo later dies in the hospital. His family accuses Fang Xu, the father of classical musician Xu, who had been performing at the Disney Concert Hall, of pushing Eduardo down the stairs. Fang claims he was trying to prevent Eduardo from stealing his son’s cello, worth $5 million. Xu is an international star of major importance to China. Although seasoned investigators soon supplant Ellie, she can’t help getting involved in the case. Meanwhile, she has her car stolen, helps bust a bicycle-theft ring, and hunts the elusive Old Lady Bandit. Readers will look forward to seeing more of the ambitious Ellie, who both impresses and frustrates her superiors. Agent: Allison Cohen, Gersh Agency. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

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

From the Publisher