Carmen Amato pens the award-winning Detective Emilia Cruz series set in Acapulco, the Galliano Club historical thrillers inspired by her grandfather who was a deputy sheriff during Prohibition, and standalone thrillers.The Detective Emilia Cruz series pits the first female police detective in Acapulco against Mexico's drug cartels, corruption, and social inequality. Dubbed "A thrilling series" by National Public Radio, the series was awarded the Poison Cup Award for Outstanding Series from CrimeMasters of America in both 2019 and 2020 and has been optioned for television.A 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, Carmen is a recipient of both the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal.Her work has appeared in Huffpost, Criminal Element, Publishers Weekly, and other national publications. Find out more at carmenamato.net.
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