Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
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."
Denver Noir
Award-Winning Anthology
Northside Nocturne is included in the collection Denver Noir, edited by Cynthia Swanson for Akashic Books. Publishers Weekly praised the story: “Another high point is Manuel Ramos's powerful Northside Nocturne, which explores gentrification and racial hostility as rising violence, vigilantism, fear, and suspicion tear through a previously tight-knit community." And the Denver Post said the story was "among the best" with a "strong sense of place ... filled with racial tension and inevitable gloom." Denver Noir won the 2023 Colorado Book Award in the Anthology category. Order from Akashic Books.