By Naomi Hirahara.

Bike cop Ellie Rush dreams of becoming a homicide detective, but its still a shock when the first dead body she encounters on the job is that of a former college classmate.

At the behest of her Aunt Cheryl, the highest-ranking Asian-American officer in the LAPD (a source of pride for Ellies grandmother, but annoyance to her mom), Ellie becomes tangled in the investigation of the coeds murderwith 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 familyonly to uncover secrets that a killer may go to any lengths to ensure stay hidden.

Paper: 304 pp.