Warren Murphy

Warren Murphy

Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA on September 13th, 1933 and passed away at the age of 81 on September 4th, 2015.

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Warren Murphy Stats: The highest rated book by Warren Murphy on Book Notification is Bloodline, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Created The Destroyer (The Destroyer #1).

The most read book by Warren Murphy on Book Notification is Created The Destroyer, the first novel in The Destroyer series. The second most read book is Death Check (The Destroyer #2).

Below is a complete list of Warren Murphy books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Warren Murphy is The Destroyer Series.

List of The Destroyer Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
10
Created The Destroyer (With: Richard Sapir)
Created The Destroyer (With: Richard Sapir)
1971
2
Death Check (With: Richard Sapir)
Death Check (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
3
Chinese Puzzle (With: Richard Sapir)
Chinese Puzzle (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
4
Mafia Fix (With: Richard Sapir)
Mafia Fix (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
5
Dr. Quake (With: Richard Sapir)
Dr. Quake (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
6
Death Therapy (With: Richard Sapir)
Death Therapy (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
7
Union Bust (With: Richard Sapir)
Union Bust (With: Richard Sapir)
1972
8
Summit Chase (With: Richard Sapir)
Summit Chase (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
9
Murder's Shield (With: Richard Sapir)
Murder's Shield (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
10
Terror Squad (With: Richard Sapir)
Terror Squad (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
11
Kill or Cure (With: Richard Sapir)
Kill or Cure (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
12
Slave Safari (With: Richard Sapir)
Slave Safari (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
13
Acid Rock (With: Richard Sapir)
Acid Rock (With: Richard Sapir)
1973
14
Judgment Day (With: Richard Sapir)
Judgment Day (With: Richard Sapir)
1974
15
Murder Ward (With: Richard Sapir)
Murder Ward (With: Richard Sapir)
1974
16
Oil Slick (With: Richard Sapir)
Oil Slick (With: Richard Sapir)
1974
17
Last War Dance (With: Richard Sapir)
Last War Dance (With: Richard Sapir)
1974
18
Funny Money (With: Richard Sapir)
Funny Money (With: Richard Sapir)
1975
19
Holy Terror (With: Richard Sapir)
Holy Terror (With: Richard Sapir)
1975
20
Assassin's Play Off (With: Richard Sapir)
Assassin's Play Off (With: Richard Sapir)
1975
21
Deadly Seeds (With: Richard Sapir)
Deadly Seeds (With: Richard Sapir)
1975
22
Brain Drain (With: Richard Sapir)
Brain Drain (With: Richard Sapir)
1976
23
Child's Play (With: Richard Sapir)
Child's Play (With: Richard Sapir)
1976
24
King's Curse (With: Richard Sapir)
King's Curse (With: Richard Sapir)
1976
25
Sweet Dreams (With: Richard S. Meyers)
Sweet Dreams (With: Richard S. Meyers)
1976
26
In Enemy Hands (With: Richard Sapir)
In Enemy Hands (With: Richard Sapir)
1976
27
The Last Temple (With: Richard Sapir)
The Last Temple (With: Richard Sapir)
1977
28
Ship of Death (With: Richard Sapir)
Ship of Death (With: Richard Sapir)
1977
29
The Final Death (With: Richard Sapir)
The Final Death (With: Richard Sapir)
1977
30
Mugger Blood (With: Richard Sapir)
Mugger Blood (With: Richard Sapir)
1977
31
The Head Men (With: Richard Sapir)
The Head Men (With: Richard Sapir)
1977
32
Killer Chromosomes (With: Richard Sapir)
Killer Chromosomes (With: Richard Sapir)
1978
33
Voodoo Die (With: Richard Sapir)
Voodoo Die (With: Richard Sapir)
1978
34
Chained Reaction (With: Richard Sapir)
Chained Reaction (With: Richard Sapir)
1978
35
Last Call (With: Richard Sapir)
Last Call (With: Richard Sapir)
1978
36
Power Play (With: Richard Sapir)
Power Play (With: Richard Sapir)
1979
37
Bottom Line (With: Richard Sapir)
Bottom Line (With: Richard Sapir)
1979
38
Bay City Blast (With: Richard Sapir)
Bay City Blast (With: Richard Sapir)
1979
39
Missing Link
1980
40
Dangerous Games (With: Robert J. Randisi)
1980
41
Firing Line (With: Richard Sapir)
Firing Line (With: Richard Sapir)
1980
42
Timber Line (With: Richard Sapir)
Timber Line (With: Richard Sapir)
1980
43
Midnight Man (With: Robert J. Randisi)
1981
44
Balance of Power (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Balance of Power (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1981
45
Spoils of War (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Spoils of War (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1981
46
Next of Kin (With: Molly Cochran)
Next of Kin (With: Molly Cochran)
1981
47
Profit Motive (With: Richard Sapir)
Profit Motive (With: Richard Sapir)
1982
48
Skin Deep (With: Molly Cochran)
Skin Deep (With: Molly Cochran)
1982
49
Killing Time (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Killing Time (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1982
50
Dying Space (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Dying Space (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1982
51
Shock Value (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Shock Value (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1983
52
Fool's Gold (With: Richard Sapir)
Fool's Gold (With: Richard Sapir)
1983
53
Time Trial (With: Molly Cochran)
Time Trial (With: Molly Cochran)
1983
54
Last Drop (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Last Drop (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1983
55
Master's Challenge (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
Master's Challenge (With: Richard Sapir, Molly Cochran)
1984
56
Encounter Group (With: Will Murray)
Encounter Group (With: Will Murray)
1984
57
Date with Death (With: Molly Cochran, Ed Hunsburger)
Date with Death (With: Molly Cochran, Ed Hunsburger)
1984
58
Total Recall (With: Robert J. Randisi)
1984
59
The Arms of Kali (With: Richard Sapir)
The Arms of Kali (With: Richard Sapir)
1984
60
The End of the Game (With: Richard Sapir)
The End of the Game (With: Richard Sapir)
1985
61
Lords of the Earth (With: Richard Sapir)
Lords of the Earth (With: Richard Sapir)
1985
62
The Seventh Stone (With: Richard Sapir, Ed Hunsburger)
The Seventh Stone (With: Richard Sapir, Ed Hunsburger)
1985
63
The Sky Is Falling (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
The Sky Is Falling (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1986
64
The Last Alchemist (With: Richard Sapir)
The Last Alchemist (With: Richard Sapir)
1986
65
Lost Yesterday (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Lost Yesterday (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1986
66
Sue Me (With: Richard Sapir)
Sue Me (With: Richard Sapir)
1986
67
Look into My Eyes (With: Richard Sapir)
Look into My Eyes (With: Richard Sapir)
1987
68
An Old-Fashioned War (With: Richard Sapir)
An Old-Fashioned War (With: Richard Sapir)
1987
69
Blood Ties (With: Will Murray)
Blood Ties (With: Will Murray)
1987
70
The Eleventh Hour (With: Will Murray, Molly Cochran)
The Eleventh Hour (With: Will Murray, Molly Cochran)
1987
71
Return Engagement (With: Will Murray)
Return Engagement (With: Will Murray)
1988
72
Sole Survivor (With: Will Murray)
Sole Survivor (With: Will Murray)
1988
73
Line of Succession (With: Will Murray)
Line of Succession (With: Will Murray)
1988
74
Walking Wounded (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Walking Wounded (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1988
75
Rain of Terror (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Rain of Terror (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1989
76
The Final Crusade (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
The Final Crusade (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1989
77
Coin of the Realm (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Coin of the Realm (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1989
78
Blue Smoke and Mirrors (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Blue Smoke and Mirrors (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1989
79
Shooting Schedule (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Shooting Schedule (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1990
80
Death Sentence (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Death Sentence (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1990
81
Hostile Takeover (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Hostile Takeover (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1990
82
Survival Course (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Survival Course (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1990
83
Skull Duggery (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Skull Duggery (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1990
84
Ground Zero (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Ground Zero (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1991
85
Blood Lust (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Blood Lust (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1991
86
Arabian Nightmare (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Arabian Nightmare (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1991
87
The Ultimate Death (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
The Ultimate Death (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1992
88
Dark Horse (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Dark Horse (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1992
89
Ghost in the Machine (With: Richard Sapir)
Ghost in the Machine (With: Richard Sapir)
1992
90
Mob Psychology (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Mob Psychology (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1992
91
Cold Warrior (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Cold Warrior (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1993
92
The Last Dragon (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
The Last Dragon (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1993
93
Terminal Transmission (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Terminal Transmission (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1993
94
Feeding Frenzy (With: Will Murray)
Feeding Frenzy (With: Will Murray)
1993
95
High Priestess (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
High Priestess (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1994
96
Infernal Revenue (With: Will Murray)
Infernal Revenue (With: Will Murray)
1994
97
Identity Crisis (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
Identity Crisis (With: Will Murray, Richard Sapir)
1994
98
Target of Opportunity (With: Richard Sapir)
Target of Opportunity (With: Richard Sapir)
1994
99
The Color Of Fear (With: Richard Sapir)
The Color Of Fear (With: Richard Sapir)
1995
100
Last Rites (With: Richard Sapir)
Last Rites (With: Richard Sapir)
1995
101
Continental Divide (With: R.J. Carter)
Continental Divide (With: R.J. Carter)
2018
102
Monumental Terror (With: Richard Sapir, R.J. Carter)
Monumental Terror (With: Richard Sapir, R.J. Carter)
2019
103
Blood Brotherhood (With: Richard Sapir, James Mullaney)
Blood Brotherhood (With: Richard Sapir, James Mullaney)
2021
104
Trial By Fire (With: Richard Sapir, James Mullaney)
Trial By Fire (With: Richard Sapir, James Mullaney)
2021

List of Destroyer Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Razoni & Jackson Books in Publication Order

List of Digger Books in Publication Order

List of Trace Books in Publication Order

List of Grandmaster Books in Publication Order (with Molly Cochran)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Grandmaster (With: Molly Cochran)
Grandmaster (With: Molly Cochran)
1984
2
High Priest (With: Molly Cochran)
High Priest (With: Molly Cochran)
1987

List of Forever King Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Forever King (With: Molly Cochran)
The Forever King (With: Molly Cochran)
1992
2
The Broken Sword (With: Molly Cochran)
The Broken Sword (With: Molly Cochran)
1998
3
The Third Magic (By: Molly Cochran)
The Third Magic (By: Molly Cochran)
2003
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List of The New Destroyer Books in Publication Order (with James Mullaney)

List of Legacy Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Leonardo's Law
1978
2
Atlantic City
1979
3
The Red Moon
1982
4
The Ceiling of Hell
1984
5
Remo
1985
6
The Hand of Lazarus (With: Molly Cochran)
The Hand of Lazarus (With: Molly Cochran)
1988
7
The Sure Thing
1988
8
The Temple Dogs (With: Molly Cochran)
The Temple Dogs (With: Molly Cochran)
1989
9
Jericho Day
1990
10
Scorpion's Dance
1990
11
Destiny's Carnival
1991
12
Honor Among Thieves
1992
13
World Without End (With: Molly Cochran)
World Without End (With: Molly Cochran)
1996
14
10
Bloodline
2015

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Warren Murphy Anthologies in Publication Order

Warren Murphy: Biography

Warren Murphy (Warren Burton Murphy) was born on September 13th, 1933. Warren passed away September 4th, 2015 at 81 years old. Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Murphy attended.

Warren Murphy was the author of The Destroyer series which consists of 104 novels. The The Destroyer series started in 1971 with the novel Created The Destroyer. The most recently released novel in The Destroyer series was Trial By Fire which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming novels for The Destroyer series.

Warren Murphy: Awards & Accolades

Murphy's books have won multiple awards, Grandmaster won the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1985. The Ceiling of Hell won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original, in 1985. Pigs Get Fat won the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1986. Another Day, Another Dollar won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story, in 1999.

Warren Murphy books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Smoked Out was nominated for the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original, in 1983. Trace was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1984 as well as the Shamus Award - Best P.I. Paperback Original in 1984. And 47 Miles of Rope was nominated for the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original, in 1985. Pigs Get Fat was nominated for the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original, in 1986. Too Old a Cat was nominated for the Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1987 as well as the Shamus Award - Best P.I. Paperback Original in 1987.

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Warren Murphy: F.A.Q

When was Warren Murphy Born?

Warren Murphy was born on September 13th, 1933.

When did Warren Murphy die?

Warren Murphy died on September 4th, 2015 at 81 years old.

Where was Warren Murphy Born?

Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

What book awards has Warren Murphy won?

Grandmaster: Edgar Award Best Paperback Original (1985).
The Ceiling of Hell: Shamus Award Best P.I. Paperback Original (1985).
Pigs Get Fat: Edgar Award Best Paperback Original (1986).
Another Day, Another Dollar: Shamus Award Best P.I. Short Story (1999).

What was the first book Warren Murphy wrote?

The first novel written by Warren Murphy was Created The Destroyer, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book Warren Murphy wrote?

His most recently released work was Trial By Fire on December 18th, 2021.

How many books has Warren Murphy written?

Warren Murphy has written 155 books across 13 series.
  • 104 books in The Destroyer Series
  • 3 Destroyer Short Stories/Novellas
  • 5 books in the Razoni & Jackson Series
  • 4 books in the Digger Series
  • 7 books in the Trace Series
  • 2 books in the Grandmaster Series
  • 2 books in the Forever King Series
  • 4 books in The New Destroyer Series
  • 7 books in the Legacy Series
  • 14 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Non-Fiction
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas

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