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A review by nicolet2018
Murder on Bamboo Lane by Naomi Hirahara
3.0
I picked this up because it was recommended by one of my favourite authors and features an Asian heroine.
Ellie Rush is half Japanese and half white. She is bicycle cop and struggles to be taken seriously. One day, she stumbles upon the dead body of her ex classmate, Jenny. She tries to put it aside but she gets sucked into the investigation and uses her connections to find out more about Jenny.
There is commentary on people of colour and lower income groups. They face discrimination and even in fighting within racial groups.
Ellie is not the same person she is at the end of the boo after she discovers the politics that occurs with the high level players like her aunt who is the assistant chief of police. I thought the maybe romance between Cortez and her was weird.
The writing was good and flowed. The mystery was alright and the relationships interesting. I like the friendship between Ellie and Nay. Oh and Shimpo is a real cute dog.
Ellie Rush is half Japanese and half white. She is bicycle cop and struggles to be taken seriously. One day, she stumbles upon the dead body of her ex classmate, Jenny. She tries to put it aside but she gets sucked into the investigation and uses her connections to find out more about Jenny.
There is commentary on people of colour and lower income groups. They face discrimination and even in fighting within racial groups.
Ellie is not the same person she is at the end of the boo after she discovers the politics that occurs with the high level players like her aunt who is the assistant chief of police. I thought the maybe romance between Cortez and her was weird.
The writing was good and flowed. The mystery was alright and the relationships interesting. I like the friendship between Ellie and Nay. Oh and Shimpo is a real cute dog.