Mystery author | ex-CIA intel officer

 

Personal experiences occasionally disguised as fiction

 

Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series

Emilia Cruz is the first female police detective in Acapulco.

Dive into an ocean of secrets, lies, and murder when she goes up against Mexico’s drug cartels, official corruption and culture of machismo.

Torn from today’s war on drugs and Carmen’s own counterdrug and intelligence experiences.

CLIFF DIVER Detective Emilia Cruz series Book 1

“Consistently exciting” – Kirkus Reviews.

CLIFF DIVER

First in series

2019 & 2020 Poison Cup Award, Outstanding Series – CrimeMasters of America

Galliano Club historical fiction thrillers

Go inside the Galliano Club during the height of Prohibition, as a Chicago bootlegger and an Italian immigrant  battle for control amid a storm of murder, blackmail, and revenge.

Inspired by Carmen’s grandfather, a deputy sheriff in upstate New York during Prohibition.

Murder at the Galliano Club

MURDER AT THE GALLIANO CLUB

first in series

Standalone thrillers

Carmen’s page-turning standalone thrillers deliver layers of deception, unforgettable characters, and relationships with heat.

From Mexico City to the front lines of Mexico’s drug war, expect characters who leap off the page and a chilling border scenario that could be tomorrow’s headline.

Political thriller Hidden Light of Mexico City

THE HIDDEN LIGHT OF MEXICO CITY

LONGLIST, 2020 MILLENNIUM BOOK AWARD

“Riveting political drama” – Literary Fiction Review

“Painted beautifully, with layers of depth” – InD’tale Magazine

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