Mike Manno

Mike's first book, Murder Most Holy, introduced readers to Deputy Attorney General Parker Noble, state police Detective Sergeant Jerome (Stan) Stankowski, and newspaper reporter Buffy Coyle during their investigation of the murder of a young nun, Anna Marie Winborn in the city of Forbes Island, where Anna Marie's father was the newspaper publisher.

The book was published in hardback by Five Star in 2006 and was reprinted in paper back in 2008 by Worldwide mystery.

Mike's second book, End of the Line, reunites Stan, Buffy, and Parker in the investigation of the murder of a former banker, discharged from his job after an embezzlement, who was found shot to death in a city transit bus.

Mike is a lawyer practicing in central Iowa. He is a graduate of Drake Law School and has a master's degree from Iowa State University. He received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University. He teaches law and political science at Upper Iowa University. He is a permanent deacon in Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines and writes a monthly column for the Catholic Mirror. He also writes an occasional legal column for the national weekly newspaper, The Wanderer.

His wife, Luanne, is an asset and procurement manager for a national mortgage company. They live in West Des Moines with their two four-legged "best friends," Bo and Buster, and a turtle named Timmy. He is also an amateur ventriloquist and has done numerous school shows and has also appeared twice at the Iowa State Fair. For nine seasons he raced Formula Vees with SCCA.