Nancy Mangano

Author Biography:

Nancy Mangano is a novelist, screenwriter and fashion journalist. Nancy writes the Natalie North murder mystery book series and the global online fashion/style/beauty magazine, Nancy Marie Mangano Style. With degrees in Communications and Criminal Justice, she has blended her love of writing and her interest in law enforcement into her novels and screenplays. Nancy has written three feature film screenplays: Pretties on the Prowl, Fatal Forgiveness and Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story. Nancy’s work has received several honors. She resides in Orange County, California and received the Best of Anaheim award 10 consecutive years. Nancy Mangano has been inducted into the City of Anaheim Business Hall of Fame as an author and fashion journalist.

Natalie North Novel Awards:

A Passion for Prying:

1. Received the Best Book of the Year/Murder Mystery from Books and Authors

2. Author Nancy Mangano received the Best New Mystery Writer Award

3. Received the Best Murder Mystery from the Los Angeles Book Festival

Murder Can Be Messy:

1. Received the Best Book of the Year/Murder Mystery from Books and Authors

Deadly Decisions – A Natalie North Novel:

1. Received the Best Book of the Year/Fiction from the New York Book Festival

2. Received the Best Book of the Year/Murder Mystery from the Hollywood Book Festival

Running Stop Signs:

1. Received the 2024 Paris International Book Festival award general fiction

2. Received the 2025 Los Angeles Book Festival award genre-based category

3. Received the 2025 Hollywood Book Festival award genre-based category