Omnimystery News is pleased to present a mystery, suspense, or thriller ebook that we recently found by sleuthing (as it were) through new or recently reissued titles from independent publishers during June 2014 and priced $4.99 or less …
Diablo Nights by Carmen Amato
An Emilia Cruz Mystery (3rd in series)
Publisher: Carmen Amato
Price: $3.99 (as of 06/28/2014 at 12:30 PM ET).
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A religious relic lures Emilia Cruz, Acapulco's first and only female police detective, into a labyrinth of drug cartel smuggling and revenge killings …
The relic, from Mexico's Cristero War, also surfaces a long-hidden personal secret that Emilia cannot share with the man in her life, hotel manager Kurt Rucker.
The relic's authenticity is in doubt, however, as Emilia and her partner, senior detective Franco Silvio, find a murder victim aboard a cruise ship. The victim's pockets are lined with Ora Ciega, a rare heroin strain from Colombia that promises more drug war violence for Acapulco's already bloody streets.
The Ora Ciega trail leads Emilia to a second body; that of Yolanda Lata, the mother of a girl for whom Emilia has been searching; as well as to a dead Customs official who had valuable information about the cruise ship murder. When stalkers shadow Emilia, the only conclusion is that she's getting close to the Ora Ciega smugglers. Meanwhile, she's assigned to train a rookie detective with friends in high places.
The destinies of Ora Ciega, the religious relic, the rookie, and the missing girl merge into a fateful trip into the hills above Mexico's Costa Chica coast south of Acapulco. In a lonely place where vigilante groups have replaced civil authority and the crash of surf competes with gunshots, Emilia will face the biggest challenge of her police detective career. But it's nothing compared to the shocking climax waiting for her back in Acapulco.
— Diablo Nights by Carmen Amato
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