She's the first
female police detective in Acapulco.
Barracuda Bay
Detective Emilia
Cruz Book 9
by Carmen Amato
Genre: Mystery,
Thriller, Female Detective
Political
corruption turns Acapulco’s first female police detective into a fugitive on
the run . . . in Washington DC.
"A
thrilling series" -- National Public Radio
In a derelict building
for sale, Acapulco police detective Emilia Cruz stumbles
on the body of a woman brutally shot to death. Incredibly, the victim was the
sister of Acapulco’s ambitious mayor, who is running for re-election against an
opponent with deep pockets.
Emilia’s investigation
is immediately under pressure for a fast result. The
victim’s ex-boyfriend has a suspiciously weak alibi but is the crime scene the
key to finding the murderer? The building was once used for a secret Mexican
government operation targeting a ruthless drug lord.
Meanwhile, there’s a
conspiracy within the police department to force Emilia
out.
Before Emilia can
save her job or arrest her prime suspect, she’s sent on an
errand of mercy to Washington, DC.
There she becomes a
fugitive hunted by killers masquerading as cops. Alone,
desperate and on the run, Emilia turns for help to a man she once vowed to
murder.
He's her only chance
to survive a deadly game of political intrigue on the
wrong side of the border.
From Acapulco’s
beaches to the streets of Washington, DC, the stakes couldn’t
be higher in this electrifying, page-turning thriller.
2019 and 2020 Poison Cup award, Outstanding
Series - CrimeMasters of
America
"Emilia is a character who is close to my heart" -
MysterySequels
"Amato brings her characters to life with her vivid
writing style
and sets them on the streets of a Mexico steeped in Catholicism and
corruption" - OnlineBookClub.org
With unflinching authenticity from the author's own espionage
and counterdrug
experience in Mexico and Central America, this is a female detective mystery
series like no other.
The Emilia Cruz
series is for fans of international mystery and crime by Ian
Rankin, Jo Nesbo, Ann Cleeves, Donna Leon and Liza Marklund, plus the
Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Fans of Don Winslow's cartel and
border thrillers set in Mexico love the plots torn from the headlines of the
Detective Emilia Cruz police series set in Acapulco.
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A 30-year veteran of the
Central Intelligence Agency,
Carmen Amato writes the contemporary Detective Emilia Cruz series pitting the
first female police detective in Acapulco against Mexico's cartels, corruption,
and social inequality. Beginning with Cliff Diver, it’s a 2-time winner
of the Outstanding Series award from CrimeMasters of America and a 4-time
finalist for the Silver Falchion award, lauded by Kirkus Reviews as “Danger and
betrayal never more than a few pages away.”
Carmen Amato is also the 2023 winner of the Silver
Falchion Award for Best Historical for Murder at the Galliano Club,
inspired by her grandfather’s experiences as a deputy sheriff during
Prohibition. Her standalone thrillers include The Hidden Light of Mexico
City, which was longlisted for the 2020 Millennium Book Award.
Carmen is a recipient of both the National Intelligence
Award and the Career Intelligence Medal. She has been a judge for the BookLife
Prize and Killer Nashville’s Claymore Award. Her work has appeared in Huffpost,
Criminal Element, Publishers Weekly, and other national publications.
Originally from upstate New York, after years of
globe-trotting she and her husband enjoy life in Tennessee.
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GUEST POST
Take A Bite Out of This Cover
The cover of BARRACUDA BAY and the other covers of the Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series are by renowned graphic artist Matt Chase of Washington DC.
Matt began designing the book covers for the series with a plan to give the entire series a consistent artistic look that would stand out. Also, the covers should use the sun-drenched colors of Mexico.
He succeeded brilliantly. The covers of the Detective Emilia Cruz series really pop, especially online, when they are next to typical mystery novel covers featuring a moody landscape or city scene.
Matt Chase has designed 10 book covers so far: all 9 novels and the collection of prequel short stories. The cover of each Detective Emilia Cruz book is a mix of bright colors and a sinister emblem suggesting the theme or a key plot element.
Of course, BARRACUDA BAY’s cover, with the red-eyed fish attacking a letter, is my new favorite. PACIFIC REAPER, featuring the Grim Reaper’s scythe slicing through the title, is a close second. RUSSIAN MOJITO is the most complex, featuring a hypodermic needle turned into a cocktail umbrella.
Which is your favorite?
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