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Carmen Amato Books in Order

Find every Carmen Amato book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 4 series

American author best known for the Emilia Cruz detective series set in Acapulco. Her books have earned multiple awards, including the Silver Falchion for Best Mystery. This page provides the Carmen Amato books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Carmen Amato Books in Chronological Order

2011 The Hidden Light of Mexico City POoSN / 1 Buy
2013 Cliff Diver POoECMB / 1 Buy
2013 Hat Dance POoECMB / 2 Buy
2013 Made in Acapulco POoECMB / 3 Buy
2014 Diablo Nights POoECMB / 4 Buy
2016 King Peso POoECMB / 5 Buy
2017 The Insider’s Guide to the Best of Mexico POoNB / 1 Buy
2017 Awakening Macbeth POoSN / 2 Buy
2017 Pacific Reaper POoECMB / 6 Buy
2017 43 Missing POoECMB / 7 Buy
2018 The Artist/El Artista POoSN / 3 Buy
2019 Russian Mojito POoECMB / 8 Buy
2019 Feliz Navidad From Acapulco POoECMB / 9 Buy
2020 Narco Noir POoECMB / 10 Buy
2021 Insider's Guide to the Best of Mexican Holidays POoNB / 2 Buy
2021 The Listmaker of Acapulco POoECMB / 11 Buy
2022 Road to the Galliano Club POoGCTB / 1 Buy
2022 Murder at the Galliano Club POoGCTB / 2 Buy
2023 Blackmail at the Galliano Club POoGCTB / 3 Buy
2023 Revenge at the Galliano Club POoGCTB / 4 Buy
2025 Barracuda Bay POoECMB / 12 Buy

Carmen Amato Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Road to the Galliano Club 2022 Buy
02 Murder at the Galliano Club 2022 Buy
03 Blackmail at the Galliano Club 2023 Buy
04 Revenge at the Galliano Club 2023 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2011-2018
01 The Hidden Light of Mexico City 2011 Buy
02 Awakening Macbeth 2017 Buy
03 The Artist/El Artista 2018 Buy
01 Cliff Diver 2013 Buy
02 Hat Dance 2013 Buy
03 Made in Acapulco 2013 Buy
04 Diablo Nights 2014 Buy
05 King Peso 2016 Buy
06 Pacific Reaper 2017 Buy
07 43 Missing 2017 Buy
08 Russian Mojito 2019 Buy
09 Feliz Navidad From Acapulco 2019 Buy
10 Narco Noir 2020 Buy
11 The Listmaker of Acapulco 2021 Buy
12 Barracuda Bay 2025 Buy
01 The Insider’s Guide to the Best of Mexico 2017 Buy
02 Insider's Guide to the Best of Mexican Holidays 2021 Buy

Where to start with Carmen Amato

What is the best order to read Carmen Amato books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.