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Michael J. McManus

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Born

in Ashtabula, Ohio, The United States

February 21, 1949

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Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Historical Fiction

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I grew up in Southern California in the 60s, a very exciting and somewhat turbulent time. After one year of college I entered the US Army and served in Germany for two years. I did not start writing seriously until 1987 when I purchased a computer that had a decent editor. In the 60's I had watched my dad write his great American novel on a manual typewriter. It looked all too awful for me to get involved. My first three novels were so embarrassingly flawed they have been deemed "not for human consumption". It was not until I complete book number four (Separate Truth) that I encouraged people to read it. I also submitted it to several dozen publishers with no success. After I finished my fifth novel (Framed, but Not Forgotten) I got busy wi ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 20 ratings · 3 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Death is Not an Option: So Why Doesn't the Assassin Know That 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Framed, but Not Forgotten 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Separate Truth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Separate Truth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Recently, I was honored by both book clubs at the country club in which I am a member. The men’s club read my “Framed, but Not Forgotten” and the ladies read “Separate Truth”. Even though I am a member, it was not an automatic outcome that they would have positive things to say about each of the books. However, the feedback that I received was mostly positive. There are always comments about missp Read more of this blog post »

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