John Dory
Murray's first novel, "Samarkand", was published in 1985 (it was broadcast on BBC Radio 3)) and in 1988 he received the Dylan Thomas Award for 2 stories out of his collection, "Pleasure". In 2002 his novel "John Dory" won a Lakeland Book of the Year Award, and his book "Jazz Etc" was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. His 2004 novel, "Murphy's Favourite Channels", was a "Novel of the Week" in "The Daily Telegraph". He has also published several other critically acclaimed novels including, "Kin", "Reiver Blues", "Radio Activity", "The Legend of Liz and Joe" and "A Gentleman's Relish". His latest novel The Lawless Book of Love (2018) is a satire on online dating and is available as a Kindle eBook.