William Manchee grew up in Ventura, California. He and his wife, Janet, moved to Texas in 1970 where Manchee attended law school at SMU. Since graduation Manchee has practiced law in Dallas. A resident of Plano, Texas he and his wife, Janet, have been married 31 years and raised four children. Inspired by twenty-two years of true life experiences as a Dallas attorney, Manchee began writing in 1995. In 1998 Manchee established the small fiction publisher, Top Publications. Manchee is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and a frequent lecturer on writing and publishing.