Manny Williams

Manny Williams is a Lansing, Michigan police detective turned FBI special agent in Rick Murcer's bestselling crime thriller series.

Manny Williams is a Lansing, Michigan police detective who starts the series as a local homicide investigator and ends it as a member of an elite FBI counter-terrorism unit. He first appears in Caribbean Moon (2011), where a vacation cruise with his wife Louise turns into a serial killer investigation that catches the FBI’s attention.

Over the course of ten novels, Manny joins the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit under supervisor Josh Corner and partners with his longtime colleague Sophie Lee on cases spanning the Caribbean, the American South, Las Vegas, and the Louisiana bayou. He has a talent for noticing small details that other investigators overlook, and his instincts consistently prove reliable even when the evidence points elsewhere. His relationship with Sophie is the backbone of the series – professional, trusting, and full of the kind of shorthand that comes from years of working together.

Reading Order

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Manny Williams?

Manny Williams is a Lansing, Michigan police detective who becomes an FBI special agent in Rick Murcer’s ten-book crime thriller series. He first appears in Caribbean Moon (2011), where a serial killer investigation on a cruise ship launches his career with the Bureau.

What is Manny Williams like as a character?

He is a sharp, detail-oriented detective with a workaholic streak and a dry sense of humor. His partnership with Sophie Lee is central to the series – their banter and mutual trust carry the stories through increasingly high-stakes cases.

How many books feature Manny Williams?

Ten novels plus several short stories and novellas. The novels follow a naming pattern: three Moon books, three Rain books, and three Fire books, plus a prequel novella called Manny and Sophie: The First One.

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