Emilia Cruz Mysteries Books in Order

Emilia Cruz Mysteries by Carmen Amato contains 12 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Cliff Diver (2013) and the newest is Barracuda Bay (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2013–2025
Confirmed
12 of 12 titles
Pages on record
1,704 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
28–43 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,704 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Carmen Amato is the author of the Emilia Cruz Mysteries, an ongoing series of 12 books from 2013 to 2025. Cliff Diver (2013) is the first book. Hat Dance, Made in Acapulco, Diablo Nights, King Peso, Russian Mojito and Narco Noir are among the later entries, and Barracuda Bay (2025) is the newest. The catalogue classes the books as mystery and detective fiction and as thrillers and suspense.

How many Emilia Cruz Mysteries books are there?

Emilia Cruz Mysteries has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2025.

Emilia Cruz Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Emilia Cruz Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Cliff Diver2013 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013300
  2. 2
    Hat Dance2013 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013286
  3. 3
    Made in Acapulco2013 · 108 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013108
  4. 4
    Diablo Nights2014 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014310
  5. 5
    King Peso2016 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016364
  6. 6
    Pacific Reaper2017 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017336
  7. 7
    43 Missing2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  8. 8
    Russian Mojito2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  9. 9
    Feliz Navidad From Acapulco2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  10. 10
    Narco Noir2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  11. 11
    The Listmaker of Acapulco2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  12. 12
    Barracuda Bay2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Is there a chronological order for Emilia Cruz Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Emilia Cruz Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Emilia Cruz Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Emilia Cruz Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Emilia Cruz Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Emilia Cruz Mysteries

Start with Cliff Diver (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Emilia Cruz Mysteries book?

Barracuda Bay (2025) is the newest Emilia Cruz Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Emilia Cruz Mysteries book coming?

No next Emilia Cruz Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Emilia Cruz Mysteries at a glance

Still running
Emilia Cruz Mysteries is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Emilia Cruz Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,704 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 305 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Emilia Cruz Mysteries books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Emilia Cruz Mysteries books are about

2 of the 12 Emilia Cruz Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Carmen Amato

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.