Consulting Detective

Alan Manifold is an internationally recognized expert in the field of Library Automation and has published numerous articles regarding the expanding role of information technology in libraries. He has received several awards in his field, including the Distinguished Talent Visa Award, which was given to him by the Australian government in 2015. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. A singer and composer, he currently sings with Perfect Chord, the Bahá'í choir of Melbourne, Australia and was an organizer of the first Australian Bahá'í Choral Festival in 2015. He currently works for the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia and is a long-time fan of the mystery genre. He lives in Rosanna, Australia. Consulting Detective is his first novel.