Manuel Ramos, an attorney who also has taught Chicano literature courses at Metropolitan State University of Denver, is the author of several crime fiction novels.

Manuel Ramos, a retired attorney and Colorado native, is the author of eleven novels and a short story collection.

His fiction is often categorized as Chicano Noir, and his last four crime fiction novels are part of his Mile High Noir series.

His first novel, The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz, was a finalist for the Edgar® award, and "My Bad: A Mile High Noir" was a Shamus Award 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 Latinx literature, culture, news and opinion.