Emilia Cruz Mysteries Books in Order

After her lieutenant is murdered aboard his speedboat, Acapulco detective Emilia Cruz is unexpectedly placed in charge. Investigating his death draws her into counterfeiting, cartel violence and pressure from powerful figures within the police establishment.

Emilia Cruz narrowly survives an arson attack that appears aimed at Acapulco’s mayor. Assigned to investigate, she also pursues a missing neighborhood girl, whose disappearance leads her toward family secrets and a jailed woman withholding information.

Five short stories follow Emilia Cruz’s beginnings as Acapulco’s first female police detective. Investigations involving disappearances and extortion unfold alongside resistance from colleagues, corruption and the dangers of establishing herself in a force that resents her.

A religious relic and a murdered cruise ship passenger send Emilia Cruz into investigations involving kidnapping, drug smuggling and revenge. As the clues point toward further violence in Acapulco, she must navigate an increasingly dangerous case.

When her partner’s wife is killed, Emilia Cruz suspects a connection to a cop killer. Reassigned to an all-female patrol unit, she watches the investigation falter while searching for a way to uncover the truth.

Emilia Cruz joins a national task force investigating the disappearance of forty-three students. Inadequate records and political obstruction hamper the case, while an offer of money to abandon the inquiry exposes the dangers of continuing.

Emilia Cruz and her partner discover a murdered man beside an altar to Santa Muerte. Retaliatory killings escalate across Acapulco, while alarming incidents involving those closest to Emilia make the investigation’s dangers feel increasingly personal.

Drugs concealed as Christmas tree ornaments arrive at an Acapulco department store. Emilia Cruz and partner Franco Silvio go undercover to intercept their intended recipient, but the holiday operation soon demands improvisation as their plans unravel.

Recovering from a cartel ambush, Emilia Cruz faces her stepfather’s kidnapping and a Russian guest’s murder at her boyfriend’s hotel. The investigations lead toward further killings and fuel thieves targeting Mexico’s underground pipelines, putting her family at risk.

A taxi driver’s murder sends Emilia Cruz undercover behind the wheel of a cab. The assignment intersects with a drug lord’s plans for a film and brings her dangerously close to a man from her past.

After stopping a gang attack, Emilia Cruz finds a notebook she believes identifies corrupt police. An internal investigation threatens her career, while a disturbing discovery at the morgue draws her deeper into a web of false identities.