Warren Murphy (1933–2015)

Author of The Forever King

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About the Author

Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 13, 1933. Before becoming an author, worked in journalism and politics. In 1971, he started the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir. His other novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing, and Honor show more Among Thieves. He has received various awards including the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for The Grandmaster and Pigs Get Fat, and a Special Award for Trace. He has also received the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for The Ceiling of Hell and Another Day, Another Dollar. He also wrote the screenplays for the movies Lethal Weapon 2 and The Eiger Sanction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: W.B. Murphy, Warren Murphy, Warren Murphey

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Works by Warren Murphy

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The Forever King (1992) 919 copies

The Broken Sword: A Novel of the Return of King Arthur (1997) 372 copies

Created, the Destroyer (1971) 313 copies

World Without End: A Novel of Atlantis (1996) 190 copies

Death check (1972) 148 copies

Grandmaster (1984) 147 copies

Chinese puzzle (1972) 145 copies

Mafia Fix: Destroyer #4 (1972) 114 copies

Dr. Quake (1972) 113 copies

Death therapy (1972) 109 copies

Murder's shield (1973) 103 copies

Summit Chase (1973) 101 copies

Acid rock (1973) 100 copies

Union Bust (1973) 98 copies

Terror Squad: Destroyer #10 (The Destroyer) (1973) 96 copies

Slave safari (1973) 96 copies

Brain Drain (1976) 90 copies

Holy Terror (1975) 88 copies

Mugger blood (1977) 86 copies

Last war dance (1974) 84 copies

Judgment Day (The Destroyer, 14) (1974) 84 copies

Bay City blast (1979) 83 copies

Kill or Cure (1973) 82 copies

Murder Ward (1974) 80 copies

Killer chromosomes (1978) 80 copies

Last Call (1978) 79 copies

The head men (1977) 79 copies

Deadly seeds (1975) 79 copies

Bottom line (1979) 78 copies

Oil Slick (1974) 77 copies

Funny money (1975) 77 copies

King's Curse (1976) 77 copies

Child's Play (The Destroyer #23) (1976) 76 copies

Power Play (1979) 74 copies

Chained reaction (1978) 74 copies

In Enemy Hands (1976) 73 copies

Dangerous games (1980) 72 copies

Firing line (1980) 72 copies

Voodoo Die (1978) 72 copies

Trace (1983) 71 copies

The last temple (1977) 69 copies

Dying space (1982) 69 copies

Timber line (The Destroyer # 42) (1980) 68 copies

Ship of death (1977) 67 copies

Sweet Dreams (1976) 66 copies

The Final Death (1977) 66 copies

Lost yesterday (1986) 65 copies

Profit Motive (1982) 64 copies

Next of kin (1981) 64 copies

The arms of Kali (1984) 63 copies

The End of the Game (The Destroyer #60) (1985) 62 copies

Midnight Man (1981) 60 copies

Missing link (1980) 60 copies

Balance of power (1981) 60 copies

Lords of the Earth (1985) 59 copies

Fool's Gold (1983) 59 copies

Blood ties (1987) 59 copies

Encounter Group (1984) 59 copies

Spoils of war (1981) 58 copies

Grandmaster High Priest (Grandmaster II) (1987) 57 copies

The seventh stone (1985) 57 copies

Time Trial (1983) 57 copies

Killing time (1982) 54 copies

Master's Challenge (1984) 54 copies

The last alchemist (1986) 53 copies

Skin Deep (1982) 52 copies

Sue me (1986) 51 copies

Look into my eyes (1986) 50 copies

Last Drop (1983) 50 copies

Shock Value (1983) 50 copies

Line of succession (1988) 49 copies

Date With Death (1984) 49 copies

The sky is falling (1986) 48 copies

Return engagement (1657) 47 copies

Hostile takeover (1990) 47 copies

The Color of Fear (1995) 46 copies

Total recall (1984) 46 copies

The Eleventh Hour (1987) 45 copies

Blue Smoke and No Mirrors (The Destroyer, No. 78) (1989) 45 copies

Shooting Schedule (1676) 43 copies

Guardian Angel (The New Destroyer) (2007) 42 copies

Mob Psychology (1992) 42 copies

An Old-Fashioned War (1987) 42 copies

Ground zero (1991) 42 copies

Arabian nightmare (1991) 42 copies

Cold warrior (1993) 40 copies

Blood lust (1991) 40 copies

Survival course (1990) 40 copies

Final crusade (1989) 40 copies

Walking wounded (1988) 40 copies

Sole survivor (1988) 40 copies

Rain of Terror (1988) 39 copies

Skull Duggery (1991) 39 copies

Death sentence (1990) 39 copies

Coin of the Realm (1989) 38 copies

Infernal Revenue (1994) 37 copies

Remo: The Adventure Begins (1985) 37 copies

Dark horse (1992) 37 copies

The ultimate death (1992) 37 copies

Last Rites (1995) 35 copies

Fade To Black (The Destroyer #119) (2000) 34 copies

Identity Crisis (1994) 34 copies

Ghost in the machine (1992) 33 copies

The Day Remo Died (The Destroyer Book 0) (1982) 33 copies

The last dragon (1993) 33 copies

The Empire Dreams (1998) 33 copies

The end of the beginning (2002) 33 copies

Feeding frenzy (1993) 33 copies

Father To Son (Destroyer 129) (Destroyer, 129) (2002) 32 copies

Terminal transmission (1993) 32 copies

Inside Sinanju (1985) 32 copies

The Wrong Stuff (2001) 32 copies

Failing Marks (1999) 32 copies

Waste Not, Want Not (Destroyer #130) (2003) 31 copies

Pigs Get Fat (1985) 31 copies

Engines of Destruction (1996) 31 copies

High priestess (1994) 31 copies

Bidding war (1995) 31 copies

Choke Hold (The New Destroyer) (2007) 30 copies

Angry white mailmen (1996) 30 copies

Feast or Famine (1997) 30 copies

Scorched Earth (Destroyer Series, No. 105) (1996) 30 copies

Unite and Conquer (1996) 29 copies

Target of Opportunity (1994) 29 copies

Bamboo Dragon (1997) 29 copies

American obsession (1997) 29 copies

Air Raid (Destroyer #126) (2002) 29 copies

Deadly genes (1999) 29 copies

Misfortune Teller (1999) 29 copies

The Best of the Destroyer (2007) 29 copies

Last Monarch (The Destroyer, No. 120) (2000) 28 copies

Never Say Die (1998) 28 copies

The New Destroyer: Dead Reckoning (New Destroyer) (2008) 28 copies

Getting Up with Fleas (1987) 28 copies

Pound Of Prevention (The Destroyer #121) (2000) 27 copies

Too Old a Cat (1986) 27 copies

Once a Mutt (1985) 27 copies

Killer Watts (2000) 27 copies

White water (1996) 27 copies

When Elephants Forget (1984) 27 copies

The Temple Dogs (1989) 27 copies

Disloyal Opposition (Destroyer #123) (Destroyer Series) (2001) 26 copies

Brain Storm (1998) 26 copies

Smoked Out (1982) 26 copies

Unnatural Selection (Destroyer 131) (2003) 26 copies

Final Reel (Destroyer #116) (1999) 25 copies

The Ceiling of Hell (1984) 25 copies

Prophet of Doom (1998) 25 copies

Scorpion's Dance (1990) 24 copies

And 47 Miles of Rope (1984) 24 copies

Syndication Rites (Destroyer Series #122) (2001) 24 copies

By eminent domain (2001) 23 copies

Market Force (Destroyer Series No. 127) (2002) 23 copies

Bloody Tourists (Destroyer Series, No. 134) (2004) 23 copies

Troubled Waters (Destroyer Series, No. 133) (2003) 23 copies

Wolf's Bane (Destroyer Series, No. 132) (2003) 22 copies

Bad Dog (1827) 22 copies

Dead Letter (1982) 22 copies

FOOLS FLIGHT (Digger Series, No. 2) (1982) 22 copies

The New Destroyer: Killer Ratings (New Destroyer) (2008) 21 copies

Dragon Bones (The Destroyer) (2006) 20 copies

Unpopular Science (Destroyer) (2004) 20 copies

The Assassin's Handbook (1982) 20 copies

The Sure Thing (1988) 20 copies

Leonardo's Law (1978) 19 copies

Holy Mother (2006) 19 copies

Lucifer's Weekend (1982) 19 copies

Political Pressure (Destroyer) (2004) 19 copies

No Contest (2004) 18 copies

Mindblower (2006) 17 copies

Dark Ages (2005) 17 copies

Dream Thing (2005) 17 copies

Caribbean Blues (1988) 17 copies

The Hand of Lazarus (1988) 17 copies

Frightening Strikes (2005) 15 copies

The Destroyer (Marvel Comics) (1972) 15 copies

Industrial Evolution (Destroyer) (2004) 14 copies

The Red Moon (1982) 13 copies

Jericho Day (1989) 12 copies

Bloodline: A Novel (2015) 10 copies

Destroyer World: The Assassin's Handbook 2 (2003) 8 copies

Lynch Town: The Razoni and Jackson Detective Series #5) (1974) 7 copies

Dead End Street (1973) 7 copies

Destroyer World: The Way Of The Assassin (2003) 6 copies

LEGACY, Book 1: Forgotten Son (2012) 6 copies

The End of the World: From the Scrolls of Sinanju (The Destroyer) (2013) 5 copies

Down And Dirty (1974) 5 copies

One Night Stand (The Razoni & Jackson Detective Series) (1973) 5 copies

City in Heat (1973) 5 copies

Remo - Unarmed and Dangerous (1986) 4 copies

グランドマスター. 上 (1987) 3 copies

Bully Pulpit (The Destroyer) (Volume 151) (2016) 3 copies

L'implacable n 119 - hecatombe pour un oscar (2001) 3 copies

グランドマスター. 下 (1987) 3 copies

Destroyer World: The Assassin's Handbook (2010) 3 copies

The Destroyer: Bidding War [graphic audio] (2006) 3 copies

The Destroyer: Brain Storm [graphic audio] (2007) 3 copies

The Destroyer: Never Say Die [graphic audio] (2007) 3 copies

Homicides.com (2002) 3 copies

The Destroyer: Unite and Conquer [graphic audio] (2007) 3 copies

Los marranos engordan. (1985) 2 copies

Miss Bidwell's Spirit (2006) 2 copies

Continental Divide (2018) 2 copies

The Destroyer: The Empire Dreams [graphic audio] (2007) 2 copies

Title: The Destroyer Angry White Mailmen Scorched Earth (2000) 2 copies

The Destroyer: A Pound of Prevention [graphic audio] (2009) 2 copies

The Destroyer: Last Rites [graphic audio] (2006) 2 copies

LEGACY, Book 4: Trial and Terror (2014) 2 copies

LEGACY, Book 3: Overload (2014) 2 copies

Savage Song: A Special Edition Destroyer Novella (The Destroyer) (2012) 2 copies

LEGACY, Book 2: The Killing Fields (Volume 2) (2013) 2 copies

On sacred ground : a religious and spiritual history of Wyoming (2011) 2 copies

Destroyer World: New Blood , Tales of Sinanju By the Readers of the Fabled Destroyer Series (2005) 2 copies

Destiny's Carnival (1991) 2 copies

De grootmeester (1985) 2 copies

Kahden miljoonan kaunesvirhe 1 copy

The Destroyer Series (22 issues) (1976) 1 copy

En gammeldags krig 1 copy

Murphy W. & Sapir R. : Destroyer 59: the Arms of Kali (Signet) by Warren Murphy (1988-07-04) 1 copy

The Destroyer: 10 Books (2003) 1 copy

Eneste overlevende 1 copy

Sorte spor 1 copy

The Destroyer: The Final Reel [graphic audio] (2008) 1 copy

The Destroyer 7 Books 107-feast or Famine, 108-bamboo Dragon, 109-american Obsession, 110. Never Say Die, 111. Prophet… (1997) 1 copy

LEGACY, Book 5: Mother Mine (2015) 1 copy

The Destroyer: Prophet of Doom [graphic audio] (2007) 1 copy

Remo 1 copy

Destroyer World: The Movie That Never Was (2004) 1 copy

Drrsekten 1 copy

Les liens du sang (1989) 1 copy

Without A Trace 1 copy

Vastulöök 1 copy

Peeglid ja sinine suits 1 copy

The Destroyer: Syndication Rites [graphic audio] (2009) 1 copy

Trace 6: Queen of Hearts (1986) 1 copy

Temppelikoirat (1990) 1 copy

Remo Special: Damokleen miekka 1 copy

Den syvende sten 1 copy

Ildens købmænd 1 copy

Digger: Dead Letter 1 copy

PISMO SMRTI TRAG SVJETSKI KRIMINALISTICKI BESTSELERI BR. 232 (1986) 1 copy

Kauhun tasapaino 1 copy

Puuttuva lenkki 1 copy

Forgotten Son (Legacy #1) 1 copy

Fade to Black [Dramatized Adaptation]: Destroyer, Book 119 (2020) 1 copy

More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology (The Destroyer) (2014) 1 copy

Tales of Sinanju. The destroyer 1 copy

LEGACY, Book 7: 100 Proof (2018) 1 copy

Viimeiseen pisaraan 1 copy

Dræberblikket 1 copy

Taivas romahtaa 1 copy

Eminent Domain 1 copy

The Destroyer 5 Book Collection: Books 66-70 1 copy

The Destroyer 5 Book Collection: Books 61-65 1 copy

Zombie-hæren 1 copy

Guldmageren 1 copy

Dødsspillet 1 copy

Den usynlige mand 1 copy

Re per sempre - Prima Edizione 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Newer York (1991) — Contributor — 63 copies

Missing in Manhattan (Anthology 10-in-1) (1992) — Contributor — 40 copies

Murder on the Run (Anthology 11-in-1) (1998) — Contributor — 30 copies

Justice in Manhattan (Anthology 10-in-1) (1995) — Contributor — 29 copies

Murder in Manhattan (Anthology 8-in-1) (1986) — Contributor — 29 copies

Murder Among Friends (Anthology 11-in-1) (2000) — Contributor — 27 copies

Murder in the Family (Anthology 12-in-1) (2002) — Contributor — 21 copies

Mystery Street (2001) — Contributor — 20 copies

First Cases 4: The Early Years of Famous Detectives (2002) — Contributor — 14 copies

Fifty Shades of Grey Fedora (2015) — Contributor — 6 copies

A Body Is Found (Anthology 10-in-1) (1990) — Contributor — 3 copies

Playboy Magazine ~ August 1986 (Lillian Müller) (1986) — Contributor — 2 copies

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