Catch up with Author Carmen Amato
- Linda Whitaker
- Mar 12
- 1 min read
March's Off the Shelf is with Carmen Amato, author of the Detective Emilia Cruz Mystery Series showcasing the first female police detective in Acapulco as she battles against Mexico's cartels, corruption, and social inequality. The series is a 2-time winner of the Outstanding Series award from CrimeMasters of America and has been hailed by National Public Radio as “A thrilling series.”
Inspired by the real-life exploits of her grandfather Joseph Sestito, who was a deputy sheriff in upstate New York during Prohibition, Carmen also created the award-winning Galliano Club historical fiction series.
Her standalone thrillers include The Hidden Light of Mexico City, which was longlisted for the 2020 Millennium Book Award.
A 30-year veteran of the CIA where she focused on technical collection and counterdrug efforts, Carmen is a recipient of both the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal.
Carmen has been a judge for the BookLife Prize and Killer Nashville’s Claymore Award. Her work has appeared in Huffpost, Criminal Element, Publishers Weekly, and other national publications. She writes the popular Mystery Ahead newsletter on Substack.
Originally from upstate New York, after years of globe-trotting she and her husband enjoy life in Tennessee. https://carmenamato.net/links
Our conversation with Carmen will be held on Zoom Saturday, March 22 at 10a eastern. Free and open to the public, please pre-register through this link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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