Rick Murcer Books in Order

Rick Murcer has written 20 books, published between 2011 and 2018. The first book is Capital Murder (2011) and the newest is Between Skies (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 20 books listed here are in the Manny Williams series, which has its own page: Manny Williams books in order.

Books
20
Published
2011–2018
Pages on record
1,778 in 5 of 20 books

Crime thrillers make up the 20 books Rick Murcer published between 2011 and 2018. Murcer's series feature Manny Williams, Ellen Harper, Seer and Kate Bennett. Capital Murder (2011) is the first title. Weather and place names recur, as in Caribbean Moon, Emerald Moon, Carolina Rain and Vegas Rain. Between Skies (2018) is the last.

How many Rick Murcer books are there?

Rick Murcer has 20 books, released between 2011 and 2018. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Rick Murcer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Rick Murcer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Capital Murder2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Caribbean MoonManny Williams #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  3. 3
    Deceitful MoonManny Williams #22011 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011316
  4. 4
    Emerald MoonManny Williams #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  5. 5
    4132012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Caribbean RainManny Williams #42012 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012392
  7. 72013
  8. 8
    Drop Dead PerfectEllen Harper #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  9. 9
    Carolina RainManny Williams #52013 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013346
  10. 10
    Vegas RainManny Williams #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  11. 11
    The PierEllen Harper #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Manny Blue and Black Max2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  13. 13
    Caribbean FireManny Williams #72014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  14. 14
    SeerSeer #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  15. 15
    Miami FireManny Williams #82015 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015340
  16. 162015
  17. 17
    Before the FallEllen Harper #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  18. 18
    Cajun FireManny Williams #102016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
  19. 19
    Perfect SinnersEllen Harper #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  20. 20
    Between SkiesKate Bennett #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018

Rick Murcer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Rick Murcer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Ellen Harper in order

4 books
  1. 1. Drop Dead Perfect
  2. 2. The Pier
  3. 3. Before the Fall
  4. 4. Perfect Sinners

Seer in order

1 book
  1. 1. Seer

Kate Bennett in order

1 book
  1. 1. Between Skies

Standalone books

4 books

4 Rick Murcer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rick Murcer books in order?

You only need to read Rick Murcer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rick Murcer

Start with Caribbean Moon (2011), the first Manny Williams book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Capital Murder (2011).

What is the newest Rick Murcer book?

Between Skies (2018) is the newest Rick Murcer book released so far.

Is there a new Rick Murcer book coming?

No next Rick Murcer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Rick Murcer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Rick Murcer title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Rick Murcer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,778 pages across the 5 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rick Murcer books, 20 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rick Murcer books are about

2 of the 20 Rick Murcer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.