Carmen Amato

Carmen AmatoAfter a thirty year career with the Central Intelligence Agency, Carmen Amato writes suspense, which includes her “Detective Emilia Cruz” police procedural series that is set in Acapulco. Emilia’s the very first female police detective in Acapulco, and she confronts social inequalities, Mexico’s cartels, and corruption. The series won the Poison Cup award for Outstanding Series from Crime Masters of America in 2019 and in 2020.