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DESCRIPTION:Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara returns to JAMsj to i
 ntroduce&nbsp\;<em>Murder on Bamboo</em><em>Lane</em>\, the first in her n
 ew mystery series. This new series follows the exploits of Officer Ellie R
 ush\, a 23-year-old hapa bicycle cop for the LAPD.\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n"I wro
 te this new series to present the real-world challenges of young people of
  color in an entertaining way\," said Hirahara\, who also writes the Mas A
 rai mystery series\, which features a Kibei Nisei gardener and Hiroshima s
 urvivor. "I also wanted to place downtown Los Angeles\, my beloved city\, 
 on center stage."\n\nn&nbsp\;<em>Murder on Bamboo Lane</em>\, rookie cop E
 llie gets involved in the investigation of the murder of a Vietnamese Amer
 ican college classmate\, whose body is found on Bamboo Lane in Chinatown d
 uring the Lunar New Year weekend. Ellie's aunt\, Cheryl Toma\, happens to 
 be the highest-ranking Asian American officer within the LAPD\, which both
  helps and challenges Ellie's aspirations to someday become a homicide det
 ective.\n&nbsp\;\nThe trade reviews of the new book have been uniformly po
 sitive:\n&nbsp\;\n<em>"Readers will want to see more of Ellie\, who provid
 es a fresh perspective on L.A.'s rich ethnic mix."</em>&nbsp\;--Publishers
  Weekly\n&nbsp\;\n<em>"The author has also done a fantastic job of creatin
 g a main character who is both warm and realistic as she tackles a murder 
 investigation close to her heart. This novel is a wonderful read."</em>&nb
 sp\;--Romantic Times (four stars)\n&nbsp\;\n<em>"Hirahara's new series deb
 ut strikes just the right tone\, neatly tuned into the twenty-something se
 t. Her multi-ethnic cast promises a fascinating future for a cozy series t
 angling with serious topics."</em>&nbsp\;--Library Journal&nbsp\;\nCost: F
 ree with admission to the museum (non-members\, $5\; students and seniors 
 over age 65\, $3\; JAMsj members and children under 12\, free).&nbsp\;\n\n
 Contact&nbsp\;<a href="http://service.mail.com/callgate-6.73.1.0/rms/6.73.
 1.0/mail/getBody?folderId=1&amp\;messageId=Nzg1NCFZM0hEUk7hFWBttMlkdX3DwNN
 t&amp\;purpose=display&amp\;bodyType=htmlNoExternals#">PublicPrograms@jams
 j.org</a>&nbsp\;or call (408) 294-3138 to reserve a spot.&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author:  Naomi Hirahara  author of Murder on Bamboo Lane
URL:/en/events/2014/05/17/meet-the-author-naomi-hirahara-author-of-murder/
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