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The Destroyer is a series of paperback novels about a U.S. government operative named Remo Williams, originally by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel was published in 1971, although the manuscript was completed on June 25, 1963. [ 1 ]
The novel was eventually published in June 1971, spawning a highly successful adventure series with over 30 million copies in print by the late 1990s. Prior to co-creating The Destroyer , Sapir worked as an editor and in public relations.
Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 13, 1933. [2] He worked in journalism and politics until launching the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon 2, The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, his work won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses.
Remo Williams is the main character in The Destroyer, a series of novels about a United States government operative and Chiun, a martial arts master who is Williams' 'sunseng', analogous to a sensei. The series was created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel of the series was published in 1971. [1]
The first Destroyer novel to which Mullaney contributed was #88: The Ultimate Death; he then went on to become the sole writer of the series for issues #111-131.When the series moved from Gold Eagle to Tor Books, he and series co-creator Warren Murphy shared coauthor credit on The Destroyer, beginning May 2007. [1]
Troubled Waters, a 2002 novel by Rosie Harris; Troubled Waters, a 2002 novel by Dean Hughes, the second installment in the Hearts of the Children series; Troubled Waters, a 2003 novel by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, the 133rd overall installment in The Destroyer novel series; Troubled Waters, a 2004 novel by Claire Lorrimer
The Last Ship is a 1988 post-apocalyptic fiction novel by American writer William Brinkley. The Last Ship tells the story of a United States Navy guided missile destroyer, the fictional USS Nathan James, on patrol in the Barents Sea during a brief, full-scale nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
This led to his editing a Destroyer sourcebook, The Assassin's Handbook (1982) and eventually ghostwriting the series, beginning with the 56th book, Encounter Group (1984). He began writing the series regularly with the 69th book, Blood Ties , altogether ghosting book #69 through book #107, Feast or Famine . [ 1 ]