s Lee ManningS. Lee Manning is a writer living in Vermont. Her Kolya Petrov thrillers - Trojan Horse, Nerve Attack, and Bloody Soil - have been finalists for Silver Falchions, and Bloody Soil won best genre novel of 2023 from Independent Publishers of New England(IPNE). The fourth Kolya Petrov thriller, Imminent Risk, launched in 2026. Deadly Choice, a stand alone domestic thriller was an Eric Hoffer finalist, a Top Pick from Killer Nashville, and Gold Medal winner for best genre novel of 2025 from IPNE. Before turning to writing full time, she was an attorney whose legal career spanned from the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore to the New Jersey Division of Law to solo practice. Manning lives with her writer husband, J.B. Manning, and their two cats, Xiao and Dmitri. Read More Read Less