Panama City (MMD Newswire) -- Available as print and ebook at amazon.com, political thriller "The Hidden Light of Mexico City" illuminates the fight for Mexico's future with real characters, passion for the place, and brutal truth pulled from today's headlines. Author Carmen Amato draws on her own experiences living in Mexico and Central America to stake the classic Cinderella story against Mexican government corruption, drug cartel violence and the country's crippled society in this unflinching and intricately plotted novel.

In "The Hidden Light of Mexico City", attorney Eddo Cortez Castillo's unexpected relationship with housemaid Luz de Maria Alba Mora becomes a dangerous vulnerability when he investigates links between the Minister for Public Security and Mexico's most elusive drug cartel leader. But what Eddo doesn't know is that Luz is trapped at the bottom of Mexico's social ladder, where broken dreams and family poverty have brought her to the breaking point.

As presidential elections near, Eddo's investigation will uncover a political double-cross fueled by drug money. He'll follow the money trail deep into the underworld of Mexico's drug culture, where violence buys loyalty, votes are for sale, the odds are against survival, and only a woman whose name means Light of Mary can guide him out.

About the Author

Author and cultural blogger Carmen Amato draws on her own experiences living in Mexico and Central America to bring authenticity to her books. In addition to "The Hidden Light of Mexico City", she is the author of "Cliff Diver", first in the Emilia Cruz police mystery novels set in Acapulco, due out in late 2012. She currently divides her time between the United States and Central America. Visit her website at www.carmenamato.net.

Book Information
"The Hidden Light of Mexico City"
Paperback:436 pages
Publisher:CreateSpace (April 19, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10:147520079X
ISBN-13:978-1475200799
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-9853256-0-2

Contact Information:
For general queries contact the author at carmen@carmenamato.net
For movie rights queries only contact Donna Marie Werner, Esq. at dwerner@rcn.com

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