The long-awaited continuation of the award-winning Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series is out now, taking you into the dizzying, dangerous world of money laundering and cross-border intrigue.
BARRACUDA BAY is the 9th book with Emilia Cruz, the first female police detective and last honest cop in Acapulco.
The sister of the mayor of Acapulco is murdered in a derelict building. Emilia quickly has a solid lead because the victim’s ex-boyfriend has a suspiciously weak alibi. Moreover, the only person who can clear him is missing.
It looks like a double murder but is the crime scene the real key to finding the killer? 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 that goes awry.
There, 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.
*cue cinematic music*
A big thank-you to advance readers
It has been 3 years since NARCO NOIR, the last Detective Emilia Cruz book (due to the the Galliano Club series.) To bridge the gap, 28 advance reader book boxes went out earlier this month to a Cheer Squad.
The response has been tremendous. Reviewers like Carol F. posted pictures of their advance copy and themed swag.
Reader Edie W. even took her Detective Emilia Cruz tote on a cruise with the caption, “Posting from glorious St Lucia and sharing my tote bag story with fellow passengers.”
Meanwhile, Marie O. started her review like this:
I just love the Emilia Cruz novels and to have a new one in my hands was like sitting down to a five star restaurant dinner. The anticipation as I sat there and studied the blue and yellow cover filled me with a sense of excitement, kind of like seeing the towers of the roller coaster over the fence of the amusement park as I was buying my ticket.
To say that I’m grateful for readers like Carol, Edie and Marie is an understatement. Few readers make the effort to review books, whether on Amazon, Goodreads or BookBub, much participate in the actual release of a book with an author.
We haven’t met in real life, yet they are part of the Detective Emilia Cruz story. They love reading an exciting mystery but these readers are also there for the resilience, hope and positivity that Emilia represents.
My hat is off to all the readers and reviewers who are welcoming Emilia back after a long absence.
As the song says, you are simply the best!
And for those of you who are new to the world of Detective Emilia Cruz, welcome! You are in good company.
