Judgement Day: Destroyer #14
WARREN MURPHYwas born in Jersey City, where he worked in journalism and politics until launching theDestroyerseries with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon II,The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, Murphy’s work has won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses. He has lectured at many colleges and universities, and is currently offering writing lessons at his website,WarrenMurphy.com. A Korean War veteran, some of Murphy’s hobbies include golf, mathematics, opera, and investing. He has served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and has been a member of the Screenwriters Guild, the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the American Crime Writers League. He has five children: Deirdre, Megan, Brian, Ardath, and Devin.RICHARD BEN SAPIRwas a New York native who worked as an editor and in public relations before creating The Destroyer series with Warren Murphy. Before his untimely death in 1987, Sapir had also penned a number of thriller and historical mainstream novels, best known of which wereThe Far Arena,Quest, andThe Body, the last of which was made into a film. The book review section of the New York Times called him “a brilliant professional.”--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.