Warren Murphy

Warren Burton Murphy (September 13, 1933 – September 4, 2015) was an American author, best known as the co-creator of The Destroyer series, the basis for the film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.

Early life Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 13, 1933.

He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was also a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild. In April 2007, Warren returned to co-authoring The Destroyer, which is now published by Tor Books. His final novel, Bloodline, was released by Tor in 2015.

Awards and acclaim Murphy received a number of awards and nominations for his work. Ceiling of Hell won the 1985 Shamus Award in the "Best Original Private Eye Paperback" category. His 1999 short story, "Another Day, Another Dollar", won the "Best Short Story" Shamus award.

His novel Trace: Too Old a Cat was nominated for "Best Paperback Original" at the 1987 Anthony Awards and the Shamus Awards of the same year. Also Smoked Out was nominated in this category in 1983, Trace in 1984 (along with a 1983 Edgar Award nomination),