In this short story collection, Warren Bull takes his readers across the American landscape with stories of justice and injustice, truth and speculation, and humor and noir. The Manhattan in the title sometimes refers to the suave part of New York and sometimes to its prairie twin in Kansas. The stories are equally diverse. Bull writes tales of children outwitting their elders in the name of what's right in turbulent Bleeding Kansas; of card sharks, clever dames and tough guys out on the town in the flush days of post-World War II; of an anguished husband and another furious father thwarted while seeking revenge; and a crime writer who really can't handle rejection. A blend of history, language, pathos and fine wit.

Warren Bull is the award-winning author of the novels ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOR THE DEFENSE, HEARTLAND, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN COURT & CAMPAIGN and the short story collections MURDER MANHATTAN STYLE, KILLER EULOGY AND OTHER STORIES, and NO HAPPY ENDINGS. He has also written a history book ABRAHAM LINCOLN: SELDOM TOLD STORIES. He is a lifetime professional member of Sisters in Crime (with no hope of parole) and an active member of Mystery Writers of America, He has published in STRANGE MYSTERIES anthologies (1 through 7) from Whorlteberry Press, BLACK COFFEE, DESTINATION MURDER, SHHH..MURDER, and WE'VE BEEN TRUMPED anthologies for Dark House Books, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Great Mystery and Suspense magazine, Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, Crimeandsuspence.com, Mouth Full of Bullets, The Back Alley, Sniplits.com Untreed Reads, Mysterical-E. He was a psychologist in his "day job" for thirty years. Warren is a fierce competitor at trivia games. He claims he comes from a functional family. His author website is: https://warrenbull.com/index.html