Manuel Ramos has been called the "Godfather of Chicano Noir. " The Los Angeles Times observed that "he is known as a crime writer, but that doesn't quite capture what he does.  His books are love stories, political dramas, mordant cautionary tales."   

 

Manuel Ramos is the author of eleven novels and a short story collection. He has received the Colorado Book Award (twice), the Chicano/Latino Literary Award, the Top Hand Award from the Colorado Authors League, and Honorable Mentions from the Latino International Book Awards. His first novel, The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz, was a finalist for the Edgar® award. My Bad: A Mile High Noir was a Shamus finalist. He is a co-founder of and regular contributor to the award-winning Internet magazine La Bloga (www.labloga.blogspot.com), which deals with Latino literature, culture, news and opinion.  His latest novel is Angels in the Wind, published by Arte Público Press in 2021 (also a Shamus finalist.)  In 2021, Manuel was inducted into the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame.