Trojan Horse<\/em>, the debut novel by S. Lee Manning. In the story Kolya Petrov, a Russian Jewish immigrant working for American intelligence, has been betrayed by his own agency in a devious plot to thwart a terrorist attack by an anti-Semitic descendant of Vlad the Impaler. Kolya must choose between sacrificing himself and the woman he loves or saving the lives of thousands of innocent people.<\/p>\n\u201cI have always been fascinated by spies and intelligence, both because I find intriguing the idea of an agent having to always conceal who he really\u00a0is – but also because the lines between good and evil are sometimes a little blurred,\u201d said Manning. \u201cAfter finishing the book, I hope readers come away asking themselves what is acceptable to do in order to fight a greater evil,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
Manning;s\u2019 road to book publication has had nearly as many twists and turns as her book. She spent two years as managing editor of Law Enforcement Communications before realizing that lawyers make a lot more money. A subsequent career as an attorney spanned from a first tier New York law firm, to working for the State of New Jersey, to solo practice. In 2001, Manning agreed to chair New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NJADP), writing articles on the risk of wrongful execution and arguing against the death penalty on radio and television in the years leading up to its abolition. She also published literary short stories, winning the Cincinnati Mercantile Library short story contest. She is now a full-time writer.<\/p>\n
In 2006, Manning submitted the first 50 pages of an earlier draft of Trojan Horse to the Mystery Writers of America New York chapter’s mentor contest, and it was the top choice that year. \u201cAfter that, Trojan Horse<\/em> spent almost fifteen years on the shelf before I decided to dust it off, edit it, and try again,\u201d she said. Trojan Horse<\/em> is the beginning of a Kolya Petrov thriller series. The second book, Nerve Attack<\/em> will debut this fall on September 22, 2021. Manning is currently working on the third book in the series.<\/p>\nManning likes to do her writing in the morning, \u201cwhen I’m still fresh, although sometimes when I get into the “zone” – I just write non-stop,\u201d she said. It is in those times that she relies on her supportive family.\u00a0 \u201cI have a wonderful husband, Jim, who has been so very patient with my requests for him to read and re-read whatever I’m working on,\u201d she said.\u00a0 Her daughter Jenny\u00a0Manning\u00a0and her husband Joseph Yuan, are both accomplished screenwriters. Manning\u2019s son, Dean\u00a0Manning, is finishing his MSW at Rutgers University in New Jersey. \u201cAll of them have been amazing in putting up with me and supporting me over the years it took to finally become a published author.\u201d<\/p>\n
When she is not writing, Manning performs stand-up comedy from time to time. In 2019, she was a finalist in Vermont’s Funniest Comic contest. She has many other pursuits in her non-writing time including playing chess on the computer and playing guitar.\u00a0 Manning is a member of the New Hampshire Writers\u2019 Project (NHWP).<\/p>\n
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