Carmen Amato is an American author best known for writing the Detective Emilia Cruz series of books. Additionally, she has written the Galliano Club series as well as numerous standalone novels.

Prior to her work as an author, Amato worked for thirty years with the Central Intelligence Agency. Her work has won numerous awards over the years, including winning the Outstanding Series Award from CrimeMasters of America twice. She also won awards in here other career, namely the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal.

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Publication Order of Emilia Cruz Mysteries Books

Cliff Diver (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hat Dance (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Made in Acapulco (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Diablo Nights (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King Peso (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pacific Reaper (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
43 Missing (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Russian Mojito (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Feliz Navidad From Acapulco (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Narco Noir (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Listmaker of Acapulco (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Galliano Club Thrillers Books

Road to the Galliano Club (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder at the Galliano Club (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blackmail at the Galliano Club (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Revenge at the Galliano Club (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Hidden Light of Mexico City (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Awakening Macbeth (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Artist/El Artista (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Insider’s Guide to the Best of Mexico (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Insider's Guide to the Best of Mexican Holidays (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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Cliff Diver is the first book in the Detective Emilia Cruz series. The series begins as Emilia becomes the first female police detective in Acapulco, but she has few that she can trust and there are others who are trying to get her out of the department. Among them is her lieutenant who, much like the rest of her department, is corrupt with drug cartel money. Then her lieutenant is murdered and she sets out to investigate him. The case is high profile and one wrong move could wreck her career. However, keeping her job may be the least of her problems as the killer puts her as their next target.

Road to the Galliano Club takes place in 1926 during Prohibition as three very different people, all running from the past, collide. Ruth is looking for a fresh start by opening a dance school about the Club, Luca has lost everything and all he has left is the Club, and then there’s Benny, a member of the North Side gang, who is looking to build his own bootlegging empire by taking over the Club. The book is inspired by Amato’s own grandfather who worked as a sheriff during Prohibition.

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