Murray Hill

### Weaknesses:

Anything that requires physical work (Not including breathing, walking, or thinking)
Loves to talk

### Last episode:

SSGS

"*It was my nemesis. Murray Hill.*"
—Benjamin Ripley in almost every book
Defusing
**Murray Hill** was a former student of the CIA Academy of Espionage, before being recruited by evildoers such as SPYDER, Leo Shang, and the Croatoan. Murray is described by Ben as a "quadruple agent", having flipped sides so many times over the course of the series. Murray is currently a freelance evil agent. At the end of the most recent book, his evil scheme being thwarted by Ben, Murray is captured and most likely jailed.

### **Biography**

When he first joined Spy School, Murray was a Fleming, someone who thinks they're going to be like James Bond. However, those dreams faded once he experienced the reality of the school. After Joshua turned to SPYDER, Murray was also bought off, and worked as a mole.

## Appearance & Personality

Murray is a boy about Ben's age, with a mop of curly brown hair draped over one eye. He is very sloppy and doesn't care much about personal hygiene, receiving Zoe's nickname "Washout".

He was shown to be quite friendly, as he quickly befriended Ben in the first Spy School book, but it was all a scheme. He did care a lot about his friends, even trusting Ben in *Evil Spy School* just after he came to SPYDER, but Ben is on the opposite side of the field so they do not trust him. When Joshua betrays Murray in *Evil Spy School*, he is genuinely hurt and stunned, later turning into a freelance evil agent for a long time.

## Skills & Abilities

Despite having been a poor student at the Academy, Murray has proven to be incredibly devious and slippery. He continuously goes in and out of jail and is capable of fooling and tricking Ben, Erica, and other spies. Professor Simon once said that Murray "hit like a dead wallaby." His physical abilities are severely lacking, as he despises anything that requires a light amount of effort and is always eating junk food. The only exception to this was in *Spy School Goes South* when Murray is imprisoned in the Academy jail and forced to only eat healthy food. During this time, Murray also worked out and got much more fit, but this state deteriorated swiftly after leaving the prison.

## Relationships

### **Benjamin Ripley**

In *Spy School*, he befriended Ben early in the story and used him to trap Erica and Ben in a room under the CIA Academy with a bomb. After this, he saw talents in Ben and offered him a job to the evil side, but Ben declined and has since then considered Murray his enemy. However, Murray still considers Ben and himself to be friends for a long time, this being evident in *Evil Spy School*. After Ben thwarts his scheme in *Spy School at Sea,* he is extremely furious and declares revenge.

### **Jenny Lake**

In *Spy Ski School*, Murray briefly dates Jenny Lake, although she breaks up with him soon after since she discovered that Murray was lying to her. She is angry at him and has tried to take revenge.

**Zoe Zibbell**

In Spy S*chool At Sea*, it is revealed that Murray has a crush on Zoe.

## Trivia

* His name is a pun on a neighborhood in New York City called Murray Hill.
* He nearly blew up the neighborhood he was named after.
* He has severe arachnophobia.
* He also fears snakes, dogs, rats, monkeys, otters, clowns, and dentists.
* He is very gullible.
* He is terrible at yodeling, and sometimes uses that to his advantage. In *Spy School Goes South**,* even Erica had cracked after a few syllables.
* He think daisy farmers are jerks.
* During *Spy School*, he refers to granola as "hamster food", but then tries it in *Spy School Goes South* and actually likes it.
* He creates his own evil organization.
* He always eats junk food.
* He fought with Ben in book six and actually won, but he quickly started eating junk and reverted back to his normal fatness.