Ronald McManus

Ron's novel, Libido's Twist, won Honorable Mention in the Genre Fiction category of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards (2011). The award will be formally announced in the April 2012 issue of Writer's Digest.

Ron is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. His pharmaceutical research and development career spanned over 25 years, including an expatriate assignment in England where he and his wife worked and maintained a residence for several years. He is the former vice president of global R&D quality and regulatory compliance, directing an international group of auditors with responsibility for audit of the company’s animal and human research. Other positions of responsibility during his career include Senior Clinical Research Scientist, Director of International Clinical Activities, and Senior Director of International Medical Operations.

Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Ron was Director of Program Integrity at the North Carolina Medical Peer Review Foundation, establishing the state’s first Medicaid fraud and abuse investigation unit..

Ron is a former U.S. Navy lieutenant, having served aboard the U.S.S San Marcos (LSD-25) and with the Naval Advisory Group in Vietnam, where he led a group of men providing operational and logistical support to the Navy’s riverine units. He is the former President and is a current member of the Board of the University of North Carolina Naval ROTC Alumni Association..

Ron and his wife, Mildred, reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he is currently working on his second Jake Palmer novel..

PROJECTS:

Libido’s Twist: Former Navy SEAL Jake Palmer and clinical research auditor Fiona Collins reluctantly team up following the deaths of a physician researcher and his nurse in a suspicious automobile crash in southwest England. They soon find themselves immersed in a series of events swirling around the development of a drug that raises libido in women. When Collins is abducted, Jake must rescue her and find those responsible. At stake are the lives of thousands of future patients and the fulfillment of his life’s deepest wish..

For more information go to Ron's website (http://ronmcmanus.net).

Libido’s Twist is available at Ron's website (http://ronmcmanus.net), Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, and Apple iBooks. Kindle, Nook, and iBook versions are also available.