Cliff Diver: An Emilia Cruz Novel
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Author(s)Carmen Amato
ISBN / ASIN1482308045
ISBN-139781482308044
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Sales Rank1,622,139
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
When Emilia Cruz, Acapulco's first and only female police detective, dives into the death of a dirty cop, she could hit the rocks instead of the water. With a blood-spattered crime scene, no witnesses, and the shadow of counterfeit ransom money, the high profile case could be more than Emilia can handle in CLIFF DIVER, the first novel in the explosive new Mexico mystery series.
The dead lieutenant led a double life in Acapulco full of illicit sex and financial manipulation, all of which are either red herrings or keys to the case. Missing police files, the lieutenant's involvement with a past kidnapping, and a possible link to a gang working for a drug cartel point the murder investigation in multiple directions. Emilia must call on her fellow detectives for help, but resentment in the squadroom over her new responsibilities runs high, even as another cop becomes her chief suspect.
As Emilia pieces together the lieutenant's last hours, she becomes a pawn in an ugly game of corruption, money and power being played by Acapulco's ambitious mayor and a police union strongman with questionable motives. Luxury hotel manager Kurt Rucker has some advice for Emilia but the heat between them quickly becomes a complicating factor.Â
Under pressure from politicians, other cops, and the powerful union, Emilia feels like Acapulco's famous cliff divers, plunging into suspense and praying not to crash on the rocks below. She'll follow her instincts but will she survive if she uncovers the truth?
The dead lieutenant led a double life in Acapulco full of illicit sex and financial manipulation, all of which are either red herrings or keys to the case. Missing police files, the lieutenant's involvement with a past kidnapping, and a possible link to a gang working for a drug cartel point the murder investigation in multiple directions. Emilia must call on her fellow detectives for help, but resentment in the squadroom over her new responsibilities runs high, even as another cop becomes her chief suspect.
As Emilia pieces together the lieutenant's last hours, she becomes a pawn in an ugly game of corruption, money and power being played by Acapulco's ambitious mayor and a police union strongman with questionable motives. Luxury hotel manager Kurt Rucker has some advice for Emilia but the heat between them quickly becomes a complicating factor.Â
Under pressure from politicians, other cops, and the powerful union, Emilia feels like Acapulco's famous cliff divers, plunging into suspense and praying not to crash on the rocks below. She'll follow her instincts but will she survive if she uncovers the truth?
- Â Carmen Amato has taken the classic mystery and given it a contemporary Mexican twist. The result is an adrenaline-charged novel with the emotional vibe of those who live on the edge. See why amazon reviewers say "Can't wait to read the next of Amato's novels!"
MEET EMILIA CRUZ
Acapulco police detective Emilia Cruz joins John Rebus, Harry Hole, Arkady Renko, and Guido Brunetti as international fiction's most memorable crime fighters. Emilia Cruz is a good liar, a fast thinker, a determined investigator and a mean kickboxer.
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An Acapulco native forced to grow up too fast, she's been a cop for nearly 12 years and a detective for two; a strong Latina woman in a squadroom that didn't want her and is still trying to break her. But Emilia isn't afraid to defend herself and get what she's rightfully earned. She knows that many women in Mexico don't get the chances she's had and the proof is in a log she tracks of women who have gone missing.Â
But the one thing she doesn't know how to handle is gringo Kurt Rucker, the manager of a luxury hotel in Acapulco. A former US Marine, he has the confidence and leadership qualities she admires. A triathlete, he's calm under pressure and knows what he wants. But does Emilia?Â
THE TWO FACES OF ACAPULCOÂ
There's the Acapulco that tourists know; the sweep of the most beautiful bay in the world, the majesty of the clear blue Pacific, candlelit nights on the beach, and luxury hi-rises. There's also the Acapulco that is a prize to be fought over by drug cartels--the city that is home to hookers and thieves, the streets where life is cheap and poverty is as pervasive as the wind off the ocean. Both of these versions of Acapulco claw at each other and force Emilia to survive between them. No investigation will be easy, no crime will be simple.Â
But the one thing she doesn't know how to handle is gringo Kurt Rucker, the manager of a luxury hotel in Acapulco. A former US Marine, he has the confidence and leadership qualities she admires. A triathlete, he's calm under pressure and knows what he wants. But does Emilia?Â
THE TWO FACES OF ACAPULCOÂ
There's the Acapulco that tourists know; the sweep of the most beautiful bay in the world, the majesty of the clear blue Pacific, candlelit nights on the beach, and luxury hi-rises. There's also the Acapulco that is a prize to be fought over by drug cartels--the city that is home to hookers and thieves, the streets where life is cheap and poverty is as pervasive as the wind off the ocean. Both of these versions of Acapulco claw at each other and force Emilia to survive between them. No investigation will be easy, no crime will be simple.Â
- Grab a margarita and come on down to Acapulco . . . If you can take the heat.
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