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Warren Murphy Books in Order

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Updated 2026-07-11 / 156 books / 12 series

American author Warren Murphy is best known for the *Destroyer* series, co-created with Richard Sapir. His books have sold over 50 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Warren Murphy books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Warren Murphy Books in Chronological Order

1971 Created The Destroyer(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 1 Buy

1972 Death Check(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 2 Buy

1972 Chinese Puzzle(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 3 Buy

1972 Mafia Fix(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 4 Buy

1972 Dr. Quake(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 5 Buy

1972 Death Therapy(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 6 Buy

1972 Union Bust(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 7 Buy

1973 City in Heat POoR&JB / 1 Buy

1973 Dead End Street POoR&JB / 2 Buy

1973 One Night Stand POoR&JB / 3 Buy

1973 Summit Chase(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 8 Buy

1973 Murder's Shield(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 9 Buy

1973 Terror Squad(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 10 Buy

1973 Kill or Cure(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 11 Buy

1973 Slave Safari(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 12 Buy

1973 Acid Rock(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 13 Buy

1974 Down and Dirty POoR&JB / 4 Buy

1974 Lynch Town POoR&JB / 5 Buy

1974 Judgment Day(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 14 Buy

1974 Murder Ward(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 15 Buy

1974 Oil Slick(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 16 Buy

1974 Last War Dance(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 17 Buy

1975 Funny Money(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 18 Buy

1975 Holy Terror(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 19 Buy

1975 Assassin's Play Off(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 20 Buy

1975 Deadly Seeds(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 21 Buy

1976 Brain Drain(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 22 Buy

1976 Child's Play(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 23 Buy

1976 King's Curse(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 24 Buy

1976 Sweet Dreams(With: Richard Meyers) POoTDB / 25 Buy

1976 In Enemy Hands(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 26 Buy

1977 The Last Temple(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 27 Buy

1977 Ship of Death(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 28 Buy

1977 The Final Death(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 29 Buy

1977 Mugger Blood(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 30 Buy

1977 The Head Men(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 31 Buy

1978 Leonardo's Law POoSN / 1 Buy

1978 Killer Chromosomes(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 32 Buy

1978 Voodoo Die(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 33 Buy

1978 Chained Reaction(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 34 Buy

1978 Last Call(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 35 Buy

1979 Atlantic City POoSN / 2 Buy

1979 Power Play(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 36 Buy

1979 Bottom Line(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 37 Buy

1979 Bay City Blast(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 38 Buy

1980 Missing Link POoTDB / 39 Buy

1980 Dangerous Games(With: Robert J. Randisi) POoTDB / 40 Buy

1980 Firing Line(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 41 Buy

1980 Timber Line(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 42 Buy

1981 Midnight Man(With: Robert J. Randisi) POoTDB / 43 Buy

1981 Balance of Power(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 44 Buy

1981 Spoils of War(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 45 Buy

1981 Next of Kin(With: Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 46 Buy

1982 The Day Remo Died POoDSS / 1 Buy

1982 Smoked Out POoDB / 1 Buy

1982 Fool's Flight POoDB / 2 Buy

1982 Dead Letter POoDB / 3 Buy

1982 The Red Moon POoSN / 3 Buy

1982 Lucifer's Weekend POoDB / 4 Buy

1982 Profit Motive(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 47 Buy

1982 Skin Deep(With: Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 48 Buy

1982 Killing Time(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 49 Buy

1982 Dying Space(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 50 Buy

1983 Trace POoTB / 1 Buy

1983 Shock Value(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 51 Buy

1983 Fool's Gold(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 52 Buy

1983 Time Trial(With: Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 53 Buy

1983 Last Drop(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 54 Buy

1984 Grandmaster(With: Molly Cochran) POoGB / 1 Buy

1984 And 47 Miles of Rope POoTB / 2 Buy

1984 When Elephants Forget POoTB / 3 Buy

1984 The Ceiling of Hell POoSN / 4 Buy

1984 Master's Challenge(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 55 Buy

1984 Encounter Group(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 56 Buy

1984 Date with Death(With: Molly Cochran,Ed Hunsburger) POoTDB / 57 Buy

1984 Total Recall(With: Robert J. Randisi) POoTDB / 58 Buy

1984 The Arms of Kali(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 59 Buy

1985 Inside Sinanju(With: Richard Sapir) POoNB / 1 Buy

1985 Pigs Get Fat POoTB / 4 Buy

1985 Remo(With: Richard Sapir) POoSN / 5 Buy

1985 Once a Mutt POoTB / 5 Buy

1985 The End of the Game(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 60 Buy

1985 Lords of the Earth(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 61 Buy

1985 The Seventh Stone(With: Richard Sapir,Ed Hunsburger) POoTDB / 62 Buy

1986 Too Old a Cat POoTB / 6 Buy

1986 The Sky Is Falling(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 63 Buy

1986 The Last Alchemist(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 64 Buy

1986 Lost Yesterday(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 65 Buy

1986 Sue Me(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 66 Buy

1987 High Priest(With: Molly Cochran) POoGB / 2 Buy

1987 Getting Up with Fleas POoTB / 7 Buy

1987 Look into My Eyes(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 67 Buy

1987 An Old-Fashioned War(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 68 Buy

1987 Blood Ties(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 69 Buy

1987 The Eleventh Hour(With: Will Murray,Molly Cochran) POoTDB / 70 Buy

1988 The Hand of Lazarus(With: Molly Cochran) POoSN / 6 Buy

1988 The Sure Thing POoSN / 7 Buy

1988 Return Engagement(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 71 Buy

1988 Sole Survivor(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 72 Buy

1988 Line of Succession(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 73 Buy

1988 Walking Wounded(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 74 Buy

1989 The Temple Dogs(With: Molly Cochran) POoSN / 8 Buy

1989 Rain of Terror(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 75 Buy

1989 The Final Crusade(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 76 Buy

1989 Coin of the Realm(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 77 Buy

1989 Blue Smoke and Mirrors(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 78 Buy

1990 Jericho Day POoSN / 9 Buy

1990 Scorpion's Dance POoSN / 10 Buy

1990 Shooting Schedule(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 79 Buy

1990 Death Sentence(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 80 Buy

1990 Hostile Takeover(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 81 Buy

1990 Survival Course(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 82 Buy

1990 Skull Duggery(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 83 Buy

1991 Destiny's Carnival POoSN / 11 Buy

1991 Ground Zero(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 84 Buy

1991 Blood Lust(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 85 Buy

1991 Arabian Nightmare(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 86 Buy

1992 The Forever King(With: Molly Cochran) POoFKB / 1 Buy

1992 Honor Among Thieves POoSN / 12 Buy

1992 The Ultimate Death(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 87 Buy

1992 Dark Horse(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 88 Buy

1992 Ghost in the Machine(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 89 Buy

1992 Mob Psychology(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 90 Buy

1993 Cold Warrior(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 91 Buy

1993 The Last Dragon(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 92 Buy

1993 Terminal Transmission(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 93 Buy

1993 Feeding Frenzy(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 94 Buy

1994 High Priestess(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 95 Buy

1994 Infernal Revenue(With: Will Murray) POoTDB / 96 Buy

1994 Identity Crisis(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 97 Buy

1994 Target of Opportunity(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 98 Buy

1995 The Color Of Fear(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 99 Buy

1995 Last Rites(With: Richard Sapir) POoTDB / 100 Buy

1996 World Without End(With: Molly Cochran) POoSN / 13 Buy

1998 Another Day, Another Dollar POoSS / 1 Buy

1998 The Broken Sword(With: Molly Cochran) POoFKB / 2 Buy

2003 Destroyer World: The Way of the Assassin POoNB / 2 Buy

2003 The Third Magic(By: Molly Cochran) POoFKB / 3 Buy

2007 Choke Hold POoTNDB / 1 Buy

2007 Guardian Angel POoTNDB / 2 Buy

2008 Dead Reckoning POoTNDB / 3 Buy

2008 Killer Ratings POoTNDB / 4 Buy

2012 Forgotten Son POoLB / 1 Buy

2012 Savage Song POoDSS / 2 Buy

2012 Number Two POoDSS / 3 Buy

2013 The Killing Fields POoLB / 2 Buy

2014 Overload POoLB / 3 Buy

2014 Trial and Terror POoLB / 4 Buy

2015 Mother Mine POoLB / 5 Buy

2015 Bloodline POoSN / 14 Buy

2017 Laughing Matter POoLB / 6 Buy

2018 100 Proof POoLB / 7 Buy

2018 Continental Divide(With: R.J. Carter) POoTDB / 101 Buy

2019 Monumental Terror(With: Richard Sapir,R.J. Carter) POoTDB / 102 Buy

2021 Blood Brotherhood(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) POoTDB / 103 Buy

2021 Trial By Fire(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) POoTDB / 104 Buy

Warren Murphy Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Razoni & Jackson Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1973-1974

01 City in Heat 1973 Buy

02 Dead End Street 1973 Buy

03 One Night Stand 1973 Buy

04 Down and Dirty 1974 Buy

05 Lynch Town 1974 Buy

Grandmaster Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1984-1987

01 Grandmaster(With: Molly Cochran) 1984 Buy

02 High Priest(With: Molly Cochran) 1987 Buy

Standalone Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1978-2015

01 Leonardo's Law 1978 Buy

02 Atlantic City 1979 Buy

03 The Red Moon 1982 Buy

04 The Ceiling of Hell 1984 Buy

05 Remo(With: Richard Sapir) 1985 Buy

06 The Hand of Lazarus(With: Molly Cochran) 1988 Buy

07 The Sure Thing 1988 Buy

08 The Temple Dogs(With: Molly Cochran) 1989 Buy

09 Jericho Day 1990 Buy

10 Scorpion's Dance 1990 Buy

11 Destiny's Carnival 1991 Buy

12 Honor Among Thieves 1992 Buy

13 World Without End(With: Molly Cochran) 1996 Buy

14 Bloodline 2015 Buy

Digger Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1982-1982

01 Smoked Out 1982 Buy

02 Fool's Flight 1982 Buy

03 Dead Letter 1982 Buy

04 Lucifer's Weekend 1982 Buy

Legacy Books in Reading Order 7 books / 2012-2018

01 Forgotten Son 2012 Buy

02 The Killing Fields 2013 Buy

03 Overload 2014 Buy

04 Trial and Terror 2014 Buy

05 Mother Mine 2015 Buy

06 Laughing Matter 2017 Buy

07 100 Proof 2018 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas Books in Reading Order 1 book / 1998

01 Another Day, Another Dollar 1998 Buy

Trace Books in Reading Order 7 books / 1983-1987

01 Trace 1983 Buy

02 And 47 Miles of Rope 1984 Buy

03 When Elephants Forget 1984 Buy

04 Pigs Get Fat 1985 Buy

05 Once a Mutt 1985 Buy

06 Too Old a Cat 1986 Buy

07 Getting Up with Fleas 1987 Buy

The Destroyer Books in Reading Order 104 books / 1971-2021

01 Created The Destroyer(With: Richard Sapir) 1971 Buy

02 Death Check(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

03 Chinese Puzzle(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

04 Mafia Fix(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

05 Dr. Quake(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

06 Death Therapy(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

07 Union Bust(With: Richard Sapir) 1972 Buy

08 Summit Chase(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

09 Murder's Shield(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

10 Terror Squad(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

11 Kill or Cure(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

12 Slave Safari(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

13 Acid Rock(With: Richard Sapir) 1973 Buy

14 Judgment Day(With: Richard Sapir) 1974 Buy

15 Murder Ward(With: Richard Sapir) 1974 Buy

16 Oil Slick(With: Richard Sapir) 1974 Buy

17 Last War Dance(With: Richard Sapir) 1974 Buy

18 Funny Money(With: Richard Sapir) 1975 Buy

19 Holy Terror(With: Richard Sapir) 1975 Buy

20 Assassin's Play Off(With: Richard Sapir) 1975 Buy

21 Deadly Seeds(With: Richard Sapir) 1975 Buy

22 Brain Drain(With: Richard Sapir) 1976 Buy

23 Child's Play(With: Richard Sapir) 1976 Buy

24 King's Curse(With: Richard Sapir) 1976 Buy

25 Sweet Dreams(With: Richard Meyers) 1976 Buy

26 In Enemy Hands(With: Richard Sapir) 1976 Buy

27 The Last Temple(With: Richard Sapir) 1977 Buy

28 Ship of Death(With: Richard Sapir) 1977 Buy

29 The Final Death(With: Richard Sapir) 1977 Buy

30 Mugger Blood(With: Richard Sapir) 1977 Buy

31 The Head Men(With: Richard Sapir) 1977 Buy

32 Killer Chromosomes(With: Richard Sapir) 1978 Buy

33 Voodoo Die(With: Richard Sapir) 1978 Buy

34 Chained Reaction(With: Richard Sapir) 1978 Buy

35 Last Call(With: Richard Sapir) 1978 Buy

36 Power Play(With: Richard Sapir) 1979 Buy

37 Bottom Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1979 Buy

38 Bay City Blast(With: Richard Sapir) 1979 Buy

39 Missing Link 1980 Buy

40 Dangerous Games(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1980 Buy

41 Firing Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1980 Buy

42 Timber Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1980 Buy

43 Midnight Man(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1981 Buy

44 Balance of Power(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1981 Buy

45 Spoils of War(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1981 Buy

46 Next of Kin(With: Molly Cochran) 1981 Buy

47 Profit Motive(With: Richard Sapir) 1982 Buy

48 Skin Deep(With: Molly Cochran) 1982 Buy

49 Killing Time(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1982 Buy

50 Dying Space(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1982 Buy

51 Shock Value(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1983 Buy

52 Fool's Gold(With: Richard Sapir) 1983 Buy

53 Time Trial(With: Molly Cochran) 1983 Buy

54 Last Drop(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1983 Buy

55 Master's Challenge(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1984 Buy

56 Encounter Group(With: Will Murray) 1984 Buy

57 Date with Death(With: Molly Cochran,Ed Hunsburger) 1984 Buy

58 Total Recall(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1984 Buy

59 The Arms of Kali(With: Richard Sapir) 1984 Buy

60 The End of the Game(With: Richard Sapir) 1985 Buy

61 Lords of the Earth(With: Richard Sapir) 1985 Buy

62 The Seventh Stone(With: Richard Sapir,Ed Hunsburger) 1985 Buy

63 The Sky Is Falling(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1986 Buy

64 The Last Alchemist(With: Richard Sapir) 1986 Buy

65 Lost Yesterday(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1986 Buy

66 Sue Me(With: Richard Sapir) 1986 Buy

67 Look into My Eyes(With: Richard Sapir) 1987 Buy

68 An Old-Fashioned War(With: Richard Sapir) 1987 Buy

69 Blood Ties(With: Will Murray) 1987 Buy

70 The Eleventh Hour(With: Will Murray,Molly Cochran) 1987 Buy

71 Return Engagement(With: Will Murray) 1988 Buy

72 Sole Survivor(With: Will Murray) 1988 Buy

73 Line of Succession(With: Will Murray) 1988 Buy

74 Walking Wounded(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1988 Buy

75 Rain of Terror(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989 Buy

76 The Final Crusade(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989 Buy

77 Coin of the Realm(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989 Buy

78 Blue Smoke and Mirrors(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989 Buy

79 Shooting Schedule(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990 Buy

80 Death Sentence(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990 Buy

81 Hostile Takeover(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990 Buy

82 Survival Course(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990 Buy

83 Skull Duggery(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990 Buy

84 Ground Zero(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991 Buy

85 Blood Lust(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991 Buy

86 Arabian Nightmare(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991 Buy

87 The Ultimate Death(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992 Buy

88 Dark Horse(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992 Buy

89 Ghost in the Machine(With: Richard Sapir) 1992 Buy

90 Mob Psychology(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992 Buy

91 Cold Warrior(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993 Buy

92 The Last Dragon(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993 Buy

93 Terminal Transmission(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993 Buy

94 Feeding Frenzy(With: Will Murray) 1993 Buy

95 High Priestess(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1994 Buy

96 Infernal Revenue(With: Will Murray) 1994 Buy

97 Identity Crisis(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1994 Buy

98 Target of Opportunity(With: Richard Sapir) 1994 Buy

99 The Color Of Fear(With: Richard Sapir) 1995 Buy

100 Last Rites(With: Richard Sapir) 1995 Buy

101 Continental Divide(With: R.J. Carter) 2018 Buy

102 Monumental Terror(With: Richard Sapir,R.J. Carter) 2019 Buy

103 Blood Brotherhood(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) 2021 Buy

104 Trial By Fire(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) 2021 Buy

Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1985-2003

01 Inside Sinanju(With: Richard Sapir) 1985 Buy

02 Destroyer World: The Way of the Assassin 2003 Buy

The New Destroyer Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2007-2008

01 Choke Hold 2007 Buy

02 Guardian Angel 2007 Buy

03 Dead Reckoning 2008 Buy

04 Killer Ratings 2008 Buy

Forever King Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1992-2003

01 The Forever King(With: Molly Cochran) 1992 Buy

02 The Broken Sword(With: Molly Cochran) 1998 Buy

03 The Third Magic(By: Molly Cochran) 2003 Buy

Destroyer Short Stories/Novellas Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1982-2012

01 The Day Remo Died 1982 Buy

02 Savage Song 2012 Buy

03 Number Two 2012 Buy

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What is the best order to read Warren Murphy books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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