Lyle Manley Lyle Manley's birth, in 1950, in Bozeman, Montana, was planned by all involved parties except the author himself. Still bewildered, he was soon whisked away to mysterious southern California until 1959, when at the age of eight, his family returned o Montana. Lyle lived a life of juvenile delinquency in Bozeman and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1968. After self-imposed exile in Seattle, he again returned to Montana, graduating from the University of Montana in 1972. Surprising a large number of policemen, judges, teachers, and close relatives, he acquired a law degree there in 1979. Manley worked as a state lawyer in Helena, Montana, until retiring in 2009. He lives in Helena with his wife, Anna Miller. Read More Read Less