Carmen Amato

Diablo Nights

A Detective Emilia Cruz Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

A human finger sold as a religious relic lures Acapulco's first female police detective into a brutal arena of drug smuggling and corruption. "A thrilling series." -- National Public Radio Police detective Emilia Cruz is convinced she's found a religious relic related to Padre Pro, a Catholic martyr in Mexico's long-ago Cristero War. But it's more likely to be the finger of a kidnap victim whose captors want to encourage someone to pay a hefty ransom. At the same time, a dead body aboard a cruise ship is the first evidence of a new drug being smuggled into Acapulco. To Emilia's surprise, the new drug is connected to a string of random murders across the city. Hunting for answers, she's saddled with a clueless rookie detective as her new partner. With influential connections and a questionable agenda, he'd rather be flirting with his reluctant mentor than learning how to survive the drug war. He doesn't understand that this is El Chapo's Mexico and honest cops are in short supply. With the rookie in tow, Emilia will uncover the horrifying link between the two investigations. Is she strong enough to handle it? Are you? Acapulco, once the glittering playground of Hollywood's Rat Pack, now has the highest homicide rate in Mexico. Loaded with intrigue and action, the Detective Emilia Cruz police procedural mystery series takes on cartels, corruption and social inequality. Carmen Amato's 30-year career as a CIA intelligence officer with counterdrug experience gives readers authentic and thrilling mystery crime fiction loaded with danger and deception. Fans of police procedural murder mystery series by renowned authors such as Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo, Ann Cleeves, and Peter May, as well as the Department Q novels and Don Winslow's cartel and border thrillers set in Mexico, also love Detective Emilia Cruz's complex plots, fast action, pulse-pounding suspense, and exotic location. 2020 and 2019 Poison Cup award, Outstanding Series -- CrimeMasters of America "Carmen Amato knows how to bring Acapulco to life . . . Emilia is definitely a character that is close to my heart." - Mystery Sequels "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 . . . A unique and gripping mystery novel." - OnlineBookClub.org

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Produktdetails

• Detective Emilia Cruz Nr.3
• Verlag: Laurel & Croton
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9798988536338
• Artikelnr.: 68951627

Autorenporträt

A 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, Carmen Amato is 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. Kirkus Reviews lauded her writing as "Danger and betrayal never more than a few pages away." Beginning with Cliff Diver, her contemporary Detective Emilia Cruz series pits the first female police detective in Acapulco against Mexico's cartels, corruption, and social inequality. Optioned for television, 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. 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