A review by beasley
Grave on Grand Avenue by Naomi Hirahara

3.0

This is a fun mystery series, much like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series except significantly more intelligently written than that franchise. It's "mystery lite," where the actual mystery is not terribly compelling, but dish about the characters keeps you turning the pages. As a bonus, the books have many L.A. references that are well done and enjoyable. My favorite character is the narrator's 84-year old grandmother, who provides comic relief. When told about the narrator recovering stolen bicycles, including one that cost $2,000.00, the grandmother says, "Why on earth would someone be riding around on a bicycle worth that much money? Don't they know that you can get a perfectly good one from Costco for a hundred dollars?" A good, fast read.