Risk, deception, and intrigue are the building blocks of Carmen Amato's award-winning crime fiction, thanks to a 30-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency.
In short, there's mystery ahead.
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THE HIDDEN LIGHT OF MEXICO CITY
Longlisted for the 2020 Millennium Book Award.
In this standalone thriller, Mexico City attorney Eduardo Cortez Castillo discovers evidence of collusion between a powerful government official and Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel.
With deep state help, a ruthless druglord is poised to buy Mexico’s presidency.
NARCO NOIR
Detective Emilia Cruz Book #8
When a taxi driver is brutally executed on a busy Acapulco street, Emilia goes undercover to catch a gang killer.
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Detective Emilia Cruz Book #7
When kidnappers target her family and a enigmatic guest winds up dead in the city's most luxurious hotel, Acapulco's first female police detective is served a terrifying crime cocktail.
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