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Deceptive Winds
277 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2026
About the author
Rick Murcer
38 books68 followersRick Murcer lives in Michigan and like many in that part of the country lost his job in 2008 due to a decline in the economy. An experienced executive, he sent out over 600 resumes without success. With unemployment benefits waning and savings nearly depleted he did the only logical thing he could think of...decide to become a writer.
Fortunately for Rick, he defied all conventional wisdom about self-publishing and literally became an overnight sensation. His first three books Caribbean Moon, Deceitful Moon, and Emerald Moon sold more than 300,000 copies between April and October 2011. He had two books in Amazon's top ten for many weeks and became both a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author.
Rick graduated from Michigan State University and is fairly new to the game of writing. Proving his knack for storytelling, the first piece he had ever written, Herb's Home Run, was published by The Writer's Journal in 2002. Rick attributes his success to hard work and God's blessing and believes that you can achieve any goal you wish if you just set your mind to it.
Rick has been married longer than his wife likes to admit, and they have two grown children, three grandkids, and a blind, black Lab named Max, who serves as Rick's "writing" dog. Each morning Max pushes Rick to his writing room so that the dog can snore on his rug while Rick ponds away on the keys. And pounds away he does. Rick is one of those amazing writers that are so energized by the stories in their heads the words just flow onto the page. He has many works in progress so expect more titles from him in the near future.
Fortunately for Rick, he defied all conventional wisdom about self-publishing and literally became an overnight sensation. His first three books Caribbean Moon, Deceitful Moon, and Emerald Moon sold more than 300,000 copies between April and October 2011. He had two books in Amazon's top ten for many weeks and became both a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author.
Rick graduated from Michigan State University and is fairly new to the game of writing. Proving his knack for storytelling, the first piece he had ever written, Herb's Home Run, was published by The Writer's Journal in 2002. Rick attributes his success to hard work and God's blessing and believes that you can achieve any goal you wish if you just set your mind to it.
Rick has been married longer than his wife likes to admit, and they have two grown children, three grandkids, and a blind, black Lab named Max, who serves as Rick's "writing" dog. Each morning Max pushes Rick to his writing room so that the dog can snore on his rug while Rick ponds away on the keys. And pounds away he does. Rick is one of those amazing writers that are so energized by the stories in their heads the words just flow onto the page. He has many works in progress so expect more titles from him in the near future.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 11, 2026
Edge of your seat reading.
Rick, Deceptive Winds is a winner. MAJCS is a new adventure for the crew, its delightful, lots of twists and turns.
Will wait patiently for the next exciting thriller.
Rick, Deceptive Winds is a winner. MAJCS is a new adventure for the crew, its delightful, lots of twists and turns.
Will wait patiently for the next exciting thriller.
February 11, 2026
Rick Mercer comes out of retirement with a bang, another Manny Williams adventure that has many twists and turns and keeps you guessing! Can't wait for the sequel.
February 24, 2026
Too twisted as the characters kept changing. The ending was ridiculously predictable, as now we get to wait. Liked the storyline though.
February 25, 2026
Wow!
This book didn't disappoint after the long wait. Unexpected turns at eevery corner. Haley Rose? Really? Hopefully the next one comes soon.
This book didn't disappoint after the long wait. Unexpected turns at eevery corner. Haley Rose? Really? Hopefully the next one comes soon.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews