19 Best suspense books like Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories) by Carmen Amato

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Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

By: Carmen Amato

4.15

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

With hot nights on the beach and suspense straight out of the headlines, MADE IN ACAPULCO and the E…

"Emilia typed in her password and checked her inbox. A review by the Secretariat de Gobernación of drug cartel activities across Mexico. A report of a robbery in Acapulco’s poorest barrio neighborhood that would probably never be investigated. Notice of a reward for a child kidnapped in Ixtapa who was almost certainly dead by now. Her phone rang. It was the desk sergeant saying that a Señor Rooker wished to see her. Emilia avoided Rico’s eye as she said, yes, the sergeant could let el señor pass into the detectives’ area. A minute later Rucker was standing by her desk, sweat beaded on his forehead. The starched collar of his shirt was damp. “There’s a head,"

-Carmen Amato, Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

"Emilia typed in her password and checked her inbox. A review by the Secretariat de Gobernación of drug cartel activities across Mexico. A report of a robbery in Acapulco’s poorest barrio neighborhood that would probably never be investigated. Notice of a reward for a child kidnapped in Ixtapa who was almost certainly dead by now. Her phone rang. It was the desk sergeant saying that a Señor Rooker wished to see her. Emilia avoided Rico’s eye as she said, yes, the sergeant could let el señor pass into the detectives’ area. A minute later Rucker was standing by her desk, sweat beaded on his forehead. The starched collar of his shirt was damp. “There’s a head,"

-Carmen Amato, Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

"Emilia typed in her password and checked her inbox. A review by the Secretariat de Gobernación of drug cartel activities across Mexico. A report of a robbery in Acapulco’s poorest barrio neighborhood that would probably never be investigated. Notice of a reward for a child kidnapped in Ixtapa who was almost certainly dead by now. Her phone rang. It was the desk sergeant saying that a Señor Rooker wished to see her. Emilia avoided Rico’s eye as she said, yes, the sergeant could let el señor pass into the detectives’ area. A minute later Rucker was standing by her desk, sweat beaded on his forehead. The starched collar of his shirt was damp. “There’s a head,"

-Carmen Amato, Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

If you liked the suspense plot in Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories) by Carmen Amato , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Advocate's Felony (The Advocate, #6)

By: Teresa Burrell

4.30

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Sabre Brown’s phone rings at 2 a.m. It’s her brother Ron. After seven years in the Witness Protecti… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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2. Two Wrongs: Part One (Roberts and Bradley Casebook, #1.1)

By: Solomon Carter

3.46

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

A local karate club suffers a brutal attack. The reputation of a respected local sensei is destroye… read more

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3. Silent Tide (DCI Boyd, #1)

By: Alex Scarrow

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A sinking boat is spotted a few miles off the south coast. Waiting onboard, is a grisly discover… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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4. You’ll Be Sorry (A Megan York Suspense Thriller—Book One)

By: Ava Strong

3.92

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Police officer and single mom Megan York is doing her best to raise her daughter in her small Midwe… read more

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  • suspense
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  • mystery
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  • crime
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5. Isolated (Shenandoah Shadows #4)

By: Melissa F. Miller

3.81

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

Gorgeous. Challenging. Unforgiving. Outfitter Chelsea Bishop understands the Shenandoah Wildern… read more

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  • mystery
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6. See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1)

By: Marion Todd

4.15

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder – but why?On the night of a wedding celebratio… read more

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  • mystery
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Cover of The Clockmaker's Secret (Slim Hardy Mysteries, #2) by Jack Benton

7. The Clockmaker's Secret (Slim Hardy Mysteries, #2)

By: Jack Benton

4.22

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his … read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven (Stephanie Plum, #27)

By: Janet Evanovich

4.04

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

From “the most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), the twenty-seventh thrilling ent… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"...I walked Grandma to the front door and gave her a hug. 'I love you,' I said to Grandma. 'I love you, too,' Grandma said. 'Maybe that's why God gave us death. So, we remember to love what's alive."

-Janet Evanovich, Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven (Stephanie Plum, #27)

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9. Beneath Blackwater River (Detective Kay Sharp, #2)

By: Leslie Wolfe

4.44

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

She looked alive, her hair drifting freely in the water, her red lips gently parted, as if to let h… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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10. Too Late (Morgan Stark FBI #1)

By: Rylie Dark

3.96

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

TOO LATE is the debut novel in a new series by #1 bestselling and critically acclaimed mystery and … read more

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11. Save Me (Katie Winter #1)

By: Molly Black

4.05

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

FBI Special Agent Katie Winter is no stranger to frigid winters, isolation, and dangerous cases. Wi… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
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  • crime
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12. Burned (Shenandoah Shadows #1)

By: Melissa F. Miller

4.17

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Strike the match. Light the fuse. Watch Olivia burn. CIA operative Olivia Santos lives on a razo… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Run For Your Life (Mitch Cannon Savannah Heat #1) by C.M. Sutter

13. Run For Your Life (Mitch Cannon Savannah Heat #1)

By: C.M. Sutter

3.90

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

With the weekend right around the corner, Homicide Detective Mitch Cannon is looking forward to Sat… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. The Killing Game (Alexa Chase, #1)

By: Kate Bold

3.86

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

THE KILLING GAME (An Alexa Chase Suspense Thriller—Book 1) is the debut novel in a new series by my… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. Nearly Mine (Grace Ford, #1)

By: Molly Black

4.04

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

With a string of unsolved murders up and down the Mississippi River, the FBI assembles a task force… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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Cover of One Left Alive (Detective Morgan Brookes, #1) by Helen Phifer

16. One Left Alive (Detective Morgan Brookes, #1)

By: Helen Phifer

4.21

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

She knelt down by the side of the first girl. She had to force herself to breathe as she lifted the… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Fallen Girls (Detective Clara Jefferies, #1) by Kathryn Casey

17. The Fallen Girls (Detective Clara Jefferies, #1)

By: Kathryn Casey

4.17

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

She didn’t notice the corn stalks shiver a few feet to her right. By the time she looked up, the ma… read more

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  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Murder at the Mayfair Hotel (Cleopatra Fox, #1) by C.J. Archer

18. Murder at the Mayfair Hotel (Cleopatra Fox, #1)

By: C.J. Archer

3.87

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puz… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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19. The Watson Girl (Special Agent Tess Winnett, #2)

By: Leslie Wolfe

4.30

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

An entire family is murdered and, by a quirk, a young girl is left unharmed. For fifteen years, she… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
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20. Haunted River (Detectives Daniels and Remalla #1)

By: J.T. Bishop

4.23

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't Deny the Dead A woman, clad only in a white nightgown, is dead - her body discovered on the … read more

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21. Murder Mystery in Melbourne (Jane Christie #1)

By: Victoria Kosky

4.25

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A listless widow and avid reader of crime stories, Jane Christie, falls off the roof of her Toorak … read more

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  • mystery
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22. Dawn Girl (Special Agent Tess Winnett, #1)

By: Leslie Wolfe

4.33

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A GRIPPING SERIAL KILLER THRILLER Her blue eyes wide open, glossed over. A few specks of sand cl… read more

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23. Dark Path (Bodhi King #1)

By: Melissa F. Miller

4.04

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Practicing Buddhist and retired forensic pathologist Bodhi King seeks peace. Unfortunately, death k… read more

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Cover of Something Knocking (A Lauren Lamb FBI Thriller—Book One) by Kate Bold

24. Something Knocking (A Lauren Lamb FBI Thriller—Book One)

By: Kate Bold

4.07

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

After a traumatic serial killer case and the loss of her husband and father, FBI agent Lauren Lamb … read more

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25. Free From Sin (Possum Gap #1)

By: Karen Ann Hopkins

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Sheriff Sadie Mills navigates the challenges of single motherhood while solving crimes in the rural… read more

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26. COCONUT WIRELESS: Funny Cozy Mysteries (Paradise Crime Cozy Mystery)

By: Toby Neal

4.55

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

"If you like the MIss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!"~Reviewer The coc… read more

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Cover of Bull Rush (Burnside Series Book 13) by David Chill

27. Bull Rush (Burnside Series Book 13)

By: David Chill

4.40

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

The latest from a USA TODAY Bestselling Author!When Burnside is hired to find a former football sta… read more

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28. The Girl on Wildfire Ridge (Kay Sharp #4)

By: Leslie Wolfe

4.47

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Her face, beautiful even in death, gazed open-eyed at the azure sky. Her brown, silky hair fanned a… read more

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  • suspense
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Cover of False Justice (Jessie Black Legal Thrillers, #5) by Larry A. Winters

29. False Justice (Jessie Black Legal Thrillers, #5)

By: Larry A. Winters

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

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30. Catching the Wave (Seaside Bookshop Mysteries Book 0)

By: Emily Selby

3.14

Format: None pages, None

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31. Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

By: Carmen Amato

4.15

Format: 83 pages, Kindle Edition

With hot nights on the beach and suspense straight out of the headlines, MADE IN ACAPULCO and the E… read more

Similar categories in Carmen Amato's Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories) book and Carmen Amato's Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Emilia typed in her password and checked her inbox. A review by the Secretariat de Gobernación of drug cartel activities across Mexico. A report of a robbery in Acapulco’s poorest barrio neighborhood…"

-Carmen Amato, Made in Acapulco (The Emilia Cruz Stories)

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