Carmen Amato

Lido, New York. 1926.Blackmail is an easy game when everyone at the Galliano Club has something to hide.Bootlegger Benny Rotolo has a fresh scheme to seize the Galliano Club and turn the humble neighborhood club into the finest speakeasy north of...

In 1926, thanks to Prohibition, it’s hard to find a beer in Lido, New York. But trouble is always on tap at the Galliano Club.Winner, 2023 Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical.Social hub for the Italian immigrant community, the Galliano Club...

A bitter past drives Acapulco’s first female police detective into a Hollywood film starring lies and murder when she goes undercover to catch a killer. As the camera rolls, Detective Emilia Cruz will face her toughest case yet."A thrilling series" -...

Acapulco’s first female police detective finds herself caught in the deadly web of a voodoo-like cartel cult. Leanne Maksin's brilliant narration takes you on a journey with an unforgettable female cop."A thrilling series." -- National PublicRadioIn...

In this thrilling final installment of the Galliano Club historical fiction trilogy, the stakes are higher than ever when the club becomes a battleground for justice, power, and redemption.Widow of a Chicago hitman who worked for Al Capone, Hanna...

Driven to the edge by her own secrets, can the first female police detective in Acapulco give Russia a dose of Mexican justice?Survivor of a deadly cartel ambush, Detective Emilia Cruz returns to Acapulco to recover from the trauma. Before she can...