Author: carmenamato
Russian collusion comes to Acapulco . . . The murder rate just skyrocketed.Driven to the edge by her own secrets, can the first female police detective in Acapulco give Russia a dose of Mexican justice?National Public Radio — “A thrilling series”CrimeMasters of America — Poison Cup award, Outstanding SeriesSurvivor of a deadly cartel ambush, Detective Emilia Cruz returns to Acapulco to recover … Outstanding SeriesSurvivor of a deadly cartel ambush, Detective Emilia Cruz returns to Acapulco to recover from the trauma. Before she can catch her breath, however, her penniless stepfather is kidnapped by a ruthless gang.At the same time, a Russian…
Emilia Cruz, Acapulco’s first female police detective, joins a task force investigating the notorious mass disappearance of 43 students. A compelling crime novel from a “consistently exciting” series (Kirkus Reviews).
Imagine if you were the first and only female police detective in Acapulco. Cartels and corruption are everywhere. Life gets cheaper every day. You discover murder victims sacrificed to Santa Muerte, Mexico’s forbidden saint of death. Other bodies swing from billboards. Will you investigate? Or be cursed? In the remote Coyuca Lagoon reserve, Detective Emilia Cruz Emilia and her partner Franco … Or be cursed? In the remote Coyuca Lagoon reserve, Detective Emilia Cruz Emilia and her partner Franco Silvio find an elaborate altar to Santa Muerte next to the body of a known gang member. Prayers to the so-called Skeleton Saint send a warning…
When Detective Emilia Cruz looks into a corrupt police lieutenant’s violent death, she plunges into the dark underworld of sunny Acapulco. “Consistently exciting” (Kirkus Reviews).
When three of her colleagues on the force are murdered, Acapulco detective Emilia Cruz must chase a cop-killer while keeping one eye out for the danger that surrounds her at every turn… An engrossing crime novel and “vivid tapestry” (Kirkus Reviews).