Grave on Grand Avenue - An Officer Ellie Rush Mystery

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.
 
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…