Emma, Granny, and their pals comb Las Vegas to find her, only to discover the truth behind a casino heist gone bad, a hidden stash of stolen loot, and a missing wise guy who's not letting death come between him and setting things straight. When Nemo is found dead, Dolly goes missing-and lands herself on a short list of suspects. Dolly's playing dumb, but Emma's making a blind bet that she knows more about Nemo than she admits. Dolly is haunted by Lenny, a dead Vegas hood worried about an aging mobster named Nemo coming after the leggy old bombshell. The spooked one is Dolly, a former showgirl. When Emma gets word of a sticky spirit problem in Las Vegas, she and the ghost of Granny Apples hit the road for Sin City. Spiritual medium Emma Whitecastle knows a good ghost when she feels one-like her own sweet Granny Apples, long gone but still as famous for her apple pies as she is for helping her great-great-great-granddaughter get to the core of the most baffling mysteries. Naomi’s latest book, Murder on Bamboo Lane, is the first book in the Officer Ellie Rush series, and features a 22-year-old LAPD bicycle cop. Not bad for a debut! The former reporter and editor for The Rafu Shimpo wrote four more books in the Mas Arai series. Naomi Hirahara’s first book, Summer of the Big Bachi, was not only a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver’s Bellwether Prize, but was also a nominee for a Macavity mystery award. Ghost of a Gamble is the sixth book in the popular Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery series. With a background as a paralegal, writing mysteries seemed to fall into place. Sue Ann waited until 1995 to undertake a career as a novelist, becoming a dedicated writer, and completing two novels before switching to the genre of mystery. With three mystery series under her belt and a career as a paralegal, one might wonder when Sue Ann Jaffarian has downtime. As the Berkley Prime Crime imprint celebrates its 20th anniversary, MGSD is delighted to host a pair of Prime Crime local authors at high noon.

Murder on Bamboo Lane by Naomi Hirahara