• Cliff Diver

  • Detective Emilia Cruz Mysteries, Book 1
  • By: Carmen Amato
  • Narrated by: Johanna Parker
  • Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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Cliff Diver

By: Carmen Amato
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
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Imagine if you were the first and only female police detective in Acapulco, investigating crime in a city both breathtaking and deadly. Mexican drug cartels battle for control, and politicians are bought with blood money.

The detective squad room reeks of machismo. The lieutenant is a dirty cop who has trapped you into silence.

Unexpectedly put in charge of the investigation when her lieutenant is found dead, Emilia Cruz uncovers the lieutenant's sordid sexual past as well as his involvement in a kidnapping and counterfeit money scheme.

Reputations are threatened by her discoveries, and truth is for sale. Emilia becomes a pawn in an ugly game of checkmate and corruption played by Acapulco's ambitious mayor and the powerful police union.

Rival police detectives take aim at Emilia's investigation. Their ringleader is a prime suspect. Hotel manager Kurt Rucker has some helpful advice for Emilia, but the heat between them is too hot to handle.

Feeling like one of Acapulco's famous cliff divers hoping not to crash on the rocks below, Emilia must choose between truth and survival. But no matter which choice, she won't be ready for the shock of the water.

And neither will you.

©2013 Carmen Amato (P)2017 Tantor

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This author tells a great story!

Cliff Diver is a well written mystery with vivid characters, lots of action, intense suspense, and lots of plot twists. This modern detective story is set in Acapulco, Mexico. The protagonist is junior detective Emilia Cruz who is the first female detective in Acapulco. Narration by Johanna Parker is outstanding. I enjoyed and I highly recommend this suspense mystery!

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Excellent, so glad I stumbled over this series!

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Excellently written, I could really empathise with the characters and having lived in South America I really felt the horrid machismo and the impotence of the victim(s)
Like the heroine and will be buying the other books to see how the story and characters develop.
Recommended if you like cozy and not so cozy crime. (This is of the not so cozy variety although Acapulco feels a bit like a small micro cosmos of a town in this book)

Cannot wait to listen to the next one.

Narrated by the wonderful Ms Parker, whom I love to listen to.
Apart from a few mispronunciations (yes they do really bug me so I took a star off, petty I know!) She is great as usual, and I really like her accent for this ...
Would it have worked better with a native speaker? Perhaps.. but I just like my JP fix! ;)

So, buy it, you will not regret it!

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