Order of Warren Murphy Books
Warren Murphy is an American novelist of adventure, spy fiction and crime fiction novels. He is the co-creator of the Destroyer series, author of several other book series (such as Trace and Digger) and a screenwriter with credits like Lethal Weapon II and The Eiger Sanction to his name. Murphy is a veteran of the Korean War and before becoming a novelist, he worked in journalism and politics.
Warren Murphy became a published author in 1973 with the novel Created, The Destroyer, launching the Destroyer series. Below is a list of Warren Murphy’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of The Destroyer Books
Publication Order of Destroyer Short Stories/Novellas
| The Day Remo Died | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Savage Song | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Number Two | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Razoni & Jackson Books
| City in Heat | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead End Street | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Night Stand | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Down and Dirty | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lynch Town | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Digger Books
| Smoked Out | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fool's Flight | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Letter | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lucifer's Weekend | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Trace Books
| Trace | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And 47 Miles of Rope | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When Elephants Forget | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pigs Get Fat | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Once a Mutt | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Too Old a Cat | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Getting Up with Fleas | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Grandmaster Books
(with Molly Cochran)
| Grandmaster | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| High Priest | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Forever King Books
| The Forever King | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Broken Sword | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Third Magic | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The New Destroyer Books
(with James Mullaney)
| Choke Hold | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Guardian Angel | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Reckoning | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer Ratings | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Legacy Books
| Forgotten Son | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Killing Fields | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Overload | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trial and Terror | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mother Mine | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Laughing Matter | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 100 Proof | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Leonardo's Law | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Atlantic City | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Red Moon | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ceiling of Hell | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Remo | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hand of Lazarus | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sure Thing | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Temple Dogs | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jericho Day | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Scorpion's Dance | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Destiny's Carnival | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Honor Among Thieves | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| World Without End | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bloodline | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Inside Sinanju | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Destroyer World: The Way of the Assassin | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Another Day, Another Dollar | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Murder in Manhattan | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder on the Run | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mystery Street | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Destroyer series was co-created by Richard Sapir, and the novels largely ghostwritten by other authors. The New Destroyer series was co-authored with James Mullaney. The Assassin’s Handbook was later updated and revised as Inside Sinanju. Remo: The Adventure Begins was co-authored by Richard Ben Sapir.
The Forever King, Grandmaster and the novels The Hand of Lazarus, The Temple Dogs and World Without End were co-authored with Molly Cochran. The Legacy series was co-authored by Gerald Welch. Atlantic City was written with Frank Stevens. Destiny’s Carnival was co-authored by Mark Brownwood. The Razoni & Jackson books were written as W.B. Murphy.
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Warren Murphy Synopsis: Smoked Out by Warren Murphy is the first of four novels in the Digger humourous crime series. The title character is an insurance investigator who enjoys drinking, fast women and being a smartass. He has a girlfriend who works as a hooker part-time. Digger wants to know if a death of a doctor’s wife is an accident or murder, so he decides the best course of action is to crash the funeral.
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