The Hidden Light of Mexico City (Paperback) – by Carmen Amato (USED)

A stunning political thriller from a former CIA officer on the front lines of Mexico’s drug war. Expect characters who leap off the page and a chilling border scenario that could be tomorrow’s headlines.

As presidential elections near, Mexico City attorney Eduardo Cortez Castillo discovers evidence of collusion between a powerful government official and Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel.

Coded messages . . . A secret website . . . Clever money laundering.

The conclusion is terrifying. With deep state help, a ruthless druglord is poised to buy Mexico’s presidency.

As he digs for evidence and violence spills across the US-Mexican border, Eduardo is marked for death by cartel assassins. Instead of abandoning the dangerous investigation, he follows the money trail deep into drug smuggling territory where violence buys loyalty and votes are for sale.

The odds are against survival.

Back in Mexico City, a woman whose name means Light of Mary faces a painful choice. Wait for Eduardo or join the immigration train?

But the cartel is looking for her, too.