Russian Mojito - Amato, Carmen
17,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Driven to the edge by her own secrets, can the first female police detective in Acapulco give Russia a dose of Mexican justice? Finalist, 2020 Silver Falchion Award Survivor of a deadly cartel ambush, Detective Emilia Cruz returns to Acapulco to recover from the trauma. Before she can catch her breath, her penniless stepfather is kidnapped. The stakes couldn't be higher as Emilia finds herself thrust back into the dangerous world of drug cartel violence. At the same time, a Russian guest is murdered by a cold-blooded killer in the luxury hotel managed by her boyfriend, Kurt Rucker. As the…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Driven to the edge by her own secrets, can the first female police detective in Acapulco give Russia a dose of Mexican justice? Finalist, 2020 Silver Falchion Award Survivor of a deadly cartel ambush, Detective Emilia Cruz returns to Acapulco to recover from the trauma. Before she can catch her breath, her penniless stepfather is kidnapped. The stakes couldn't be higher as Emilia finds herself thrust back into the dangerous world of drug cartel violence. At the same time, a Russian guest is murdered by a cold-blooded killer in the luxury hotel managed by her boyfriend, Kurt Rucker. As the kidnappers tighten their grip on Emilia's family, she discovers a chilling connection between the Russian murder victim and fuel thieves wreaking havoc on Mexico's underground gas pipelines. Soon she's on a midnight stakeout, waiting and watching for the thieves. But she's really on a collision course with a cold-blooded killer and his powerful Russian boss. Author Carmen Amato is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer who uses her own experiences to craft intrigue-filled mystery crime fiction that keeps you guessing until the very end. Amato is a recipient of both the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal. With unflinching authenticity drawn from the author's own counterdrug experiences in Mexico and Central America, the Detective Emilia Cruz books are a female police detective mystery series like no other. Poison Cup award, Outstanding Series, 2019 and 2020 -- CrimeMasters of America. If you love international police procedural mystery series by Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo, Ann Cleeves, Peter May, Louise Penny, Liza Marklund and Jussi Adler-Olsen, you'll want to read the Detective Emilia Cruz series. With suspenseful twists, complex characters, and a taste of the exotic, it's a must-read for fans of Don Winslow's cartel and border thrillers set in Mexico.
Autorenporträt
After 30 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, author Carmen Amato uses her background to craft intrigue-filled crime fiction that keeps you guessing until the very end. Originally from upstate New York, her experiences in Mexico and Central America ignited her fiction career. Her Detective Emilia Cruz police procedural series is a two-time winner of the Outstanding Series award from CrimeMasters of America and the first novel in her Galliano Club historical fiction thriller series was awarded the 2023 Silver Falchion award. Amato is a recipient of both the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal. Find out more at carmenamato.net.