The series won the Poison Cup award for Outstanding Series from Crime Masters of America in both 20 and was optioned for television. Emilia is the first female police detective in Acapulco, confronting Mexico’s cartels, corruption and social inequalities. Michael Hogan, whose book THE IRISH SOLDIERS OF MEXICO was the basis of the movie One Man’s Hero starring Tom Berenger, and our fantastic moderator, publisher Mikel Miller.ĪBOUT CARMEN: Following a 30 year career with the Central Intelligence Agency, Carmen Amato writes mystery and suspense, including the Detective Emilia Cruz police series set in Acapulco. Berkom, author of the Leine Basso thriller series, Dr. That includes Jinx Schwartz, author of the Hetta Coffey mystery series, D.V.

It’s a dynamic group of more than 200 authors who live in and/or write about Mexico. I’d link up with Lynda Lock, author of the Isla Mujeres mystery series, and we’d travel all over Canada, the United States, and Mexico, visiting all the authors we know through the Mexico Writers group on Facebook. If you went on a road trip with any author, dead or alive, who would it be, and Laugh-out-loud campiness and brisk, clever writing. But when fiction and bad guys collide, Ian must use his storytelling chops to save the world. Ludlow is a nerdy former TV series writer who got mildly famous writing novels featuring a he-man action hero.

They are over-the-top thrillers with a big streak of humor. I’m currently in love with Lee Goldberg’s Ian Ludlow series, starting with TRUE FICTION.

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