Complete Booklist
Detective Emilia Cruz Mystery Series
Emilia Cruz is the first female police detective in Acapulco. If the drug cartels don’t get her, another cop will.
Poison Cup award for Outstanding Series, 2019 & 2020, CrimeMasters of America; Silver Falchion Award for Story/Collection, 2019, Killer Nashville

Emilia investigates the death of a dirty cop in the explosive series debut.

As Acapulco burns, Emilia hunts for a violent arsonist and a missing girl in Book 2.

A religious relic, a cruise ship murder, and a rookie cop put Emilia’s life in danger in Book 3.

Emilia gambles it all to save her partner from a serial killer targeting cops in Book 4.

Emilia goes undercover as a devotee of Santa Muerte, Mexico’s forbidden saint, in Book 5.

Based on a true crime, Emilia grapples with a shocking mass kidnapping in Book 6.

Can Emilia deliver a dose of Mexican justice to a Russian killer in Book 7?

Emilia plays both a taxi driver and a movie star in the undercover role of a lifetime in Book 8.
Detective Emilia Cruz Short Reads

This prequel collection of short stories captures Emilia’s first years as a detective.
A black notebook and a man with nine fingers draw Emilia into a maze of mistaken identities and gang rivals.
Spanish editions
Galliano Club historical fiction thrillers
In 1926 it’s hard to get a beer, thanks to Prohibition. But there’s plenty of trouble on tap at the Galliano Club.
Based on tales told by Carmen’s late grandfather, a former Deputy Sheriff of Oneida County, NY.
Three very different people flee the secrets of their past, but all roads lead to the Galliano Club, a social hub for Italian mill workers.
A dead body behind the Galliano Club sets off a chain reaction of crime and deception in this Prohibition-era thriller based on Carmen’s home town.
Barman Luca Lombardo and dancer Ruth Cross are caught in a web of blackmail ensnaring everyone connected to the Galliano Club.
Standalone Thrillers
Expect Carmen’s signature blend of risky choices, layers of deception, and relationships with heat.
Longlisted for the 2020 Millennium Book Award. A drug cartel is poised to buy Mexico’s presidency and only one man stands in the way.
Romantic suspense with a supernatural twist pits a college professor and an Iraq War vet against eternal evil.
KindleUnlimited box set: Awakening Macbeth, The Hidden Light of Mexico City, Cliff Diver and a bonus short story.
Insider’s Guides to Mexico (editor)
These collections of personal travel essays take you inside the real Mexico.