Michael Decter

Michael’s new novel, THE FULCUM published June 10, 2025 with Girl Friday Productions.

"In the romantic thriller THE FULCRUM, lucky lovers work to bring awareness to the dangers of climate change." – Foreword

"By equal measure inspiring and eye-opening, this riveting tale of the climate realities headed our way had me on the edge of my seat. Beautifully interwoven with rich Irish and Irish-American stories of pain and redemption, THE FULCRUM is also, at its centre, a moving and modern love story. Decter has written a novel – soundly backed by both science and heart – that reminds readers that our collective willingness and actions can solve the climate crisis." – Dheepa R. Maturi, author of 108: An Eco-Thriller.

“THE FULCRUM, Michael Decter’s second work of fiction and ninth book overall, follows a budding climate scientist and his long-distance beau, she also a scientist, who encounter a woman on the run from the IRA in Cambridge, Mass. that derails their plans. Meanwhile, the hurricane to end all hurricanes is bearing down on Miami. Can anyone be saved” – Winnipeg Free Press

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Michael Decter never had a chance of escaping his fate to become a storyteller. His Irish mother, Una, was an excellent storyteller. His Russian Jewish father, Percy, was also a wonderful teller of tales.

In the journey to his storytelling destiny, Michael has managed three careers: Government, Consulting and Finance, while also serving on many boards in the health and cultural sectors. He’s published eight non-fiction books and two novels, including:

Healing Medicare: Managing Health System Change – The Canadian Way (1994)

Million Dollar Strategy (1998)

Four Strong Winds – Understanding the Growing Challenges to Health Care (2000)

Navigating Canada’s Health Care, with co-author Francesca Grosso (2006)

Building Your Wealth One Share at a Time with Dividend Reinvestment Plans (2001)

Ten Good Reasons to Invest in Canada (2008)

Percy: A Memoir (2002)

Tales From the Backroom (2012)

Michael’s debut novel, SHADOW LIFE, was published by Cormorant Books in 2022, thus beginning a new storytelling chapter life.

The Fulcrum: A Novel

By: Michael Decter

In this sweeping climate thriller, an economist and a public servant join forces—and hearts—to navigate a dangerous international conflict and imminent environmental disaster.Matthew Rice needs a reset. After serving on a traumatizing jury panel, he’s had his fill of high-stress situations. Determined to start fresh, he moves to Cambridge to get his PhD in climate science at Harvard and reconnect with his long-distance lover, Mary Louise, a brilliant scientist herself. But a chance encounter with Kay, a young diner waitress on the run from the Irish Republican Army, derails both of their plans.Soon Matthew and Mary Louise are embroiled in the consequences of Kay’s mysterious past. Bu...