Warren Murphy Reading Order

4 books (1988–2024)

Start with Murder in Manhattan, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Murder in Manhattan 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder on the Run 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mystery Street 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Remo Williams, The Destroyer: The Adventures Continue 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1982–2012)

Start with The Day Remo Died and read in order.

4 books (1982–1982)

Start with Dead Letter, the first of 4 books in the Digger series.

#	Title
1	Dead Letter 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fool's Flight 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lucifer's Weekend 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Smoked Out 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1992–2003)

Start with The Forever King(With: Molly Cochran) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Forever King(With: Molly Cochran) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Broken Sword(With: Molly Cochran) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Third Magic(By: Molly Cochran) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1984–1987)

Start with Grandmaster(With: Molly Cochran) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Grandmaster(With: Molly Cochran) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	High Priest(With: Molly Cochran) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2012–2018)

Start with Forgotten Son, the first of 7 books in the Legacy series.

#	Title
1	Forgotten Son 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Killing Fields 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Overload 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Trial and Terror 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mother Mine 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Laughing Matter 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	100 Proof 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1985–2003)

Start with Inside Sinanju(With: Richard Sapir) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Inside Sinanju(With: Richard Sapir) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Destroyer World: The Way of the Assassin 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1973–1974)

Start with City in Heat, the first of 5 books in the Razoni & Jackson series.

#	Title
1	City in Heat 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dead End Street 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	One Night Stand 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Down and Dirty 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lynch Town 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1998–1998)

14 books (1978–2015)

Start with Leonardo's Law, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Leonardo's Law 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Atlantic City 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Red Moon 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ceiling of Hell 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Remo(With: Richard Sapir) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Hand of Lazarus(With: Molly Cochran) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Sure Thing 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Temple Dogs(With: Molly Cochran) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Jericho Day 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Scorpion's Dance 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Destiny's Carnival 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Honor Among Thieves 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	World Without End(With: Molly Cochran) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Bloodline 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

104 books (1971–2021)

Start with Created The Destroyer(With: Richard Sapir), the first of 104 books in the The Destroyer series.

#	Title
1	Created The Destroyer(With: Richard Sapir) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chinese Puzzle(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death Check(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death Therapy(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dr. Quake(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mafia Fix(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Union Bust(With: Richard Sapir) 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Acid Rock(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Kill or Cure(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder's Shield(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Slave Safari(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Summit Chase(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Terror Squad(With: Richard Sapir) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Judgment Day(With: Richard Sapir) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Last War Dance(With: Richard Sapir) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Murder Ward(With: Richard Sapir) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Oil Slick(With: Richard Sapir) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Assassin's Play Off(With: Richard Sapir) 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Deadly Seeds(With: Richard Sapir) 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Funny Money(With: Richard Sapir) 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Holy Terror(With: Richard Sapir) 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Brain Drain(With: Richard Sapir) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Child's Play(With: Richard Sapir) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	In Enemy Hands(With: Richard Sapir) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	King's Curse(With: Richard Sapir) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Sweet Dreams(With: Richard Meyers) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Mugger Blood(With: Richard Sapir) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Ship of Death(With: Richard Sapir) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Final Death(With: Richard Sapir) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Head Men(With: Richard Sapir) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Last Temple(With: Richard Sapir) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Chained Reaction(With: Richard Sapir) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Killer Chromosomes(With: Richard Sapir) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Last Call(With: Richard Sapir) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Voodoo Die(With: Richard Sapir) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Bay City Blast(With: Richard Sapir) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Bottom Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Power Play(With: Richard Sapir) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Dangerous Games(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Firing Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Missing Link 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Timber Line(With: Richard Sapir) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Balance of Power(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Midnight Man(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Next of Kin(With: Molly Cochran) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Spoils of War(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Dying Space(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Killing Time(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Profit Motive(With: Richard Sapir) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Skin Deep(With: Molly Cochran) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Fool's Gold(With: Richard Sapir) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Last Drop(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Shock Value(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Time Trial(With: Molly Cochran) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Date with Death(With: Molly Cochran,Ed Hunsburger) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Encounter Group(With: Will Murray) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Master's Challenge(With: Richard Sapir,Molly Cochran) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	The Arms of Kali(With: Richard Sapir) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Total Recall(With: Robert J. Randisi) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Lords of the Earth(With: Richard Sapir) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	The End of the Game(With: Richard Sapir) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	The Seventh Stone(With: Richard Sapir,Ed Hunsburger) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Lost Yesterday(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Sue Me(With: Richard Sapir) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	The Last Alchemist(With: Richard Sapir) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	The Sky Is Falling(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	An Old-Fashioned War(With: Richard Sapir) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Blood Ties(With: Will Murray) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Look into My Eyes(With: Richard Sapir) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	The Eleventh Hour(With: Will Murray,Molly Cochran) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Line of Succession(With: Will Murray) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Return Engagement(With: Will Murray) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Sole Survivor(With: Will Murray) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Walking Wounded(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Blue Smoke and Mirrors(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Coin of the Realm(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Rain of Terror(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	The Final Crusade(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Death Sentence(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	Hostile Takeover(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	Shooting Schedule(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Skull Duggery(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Survival Course(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Arabian Nightmare(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Blood Lust(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Ground Zero(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	Dark Horse(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Ghost in the Machine(With: Richard Sapir) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Mob Psychology(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	The Ultimate Death(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Cold Warrior(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Feeding Frenzy(With: Will Murray) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Terminal Transmission(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	The Last Dragon(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	High Priestess(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Identity Crisis(With: Will Murray,Richard Sapir) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	Infernal Revenue(With: Will Murray) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	Target of Opportunity(With: Richard Sapir) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Last Rites(With: Richard Sapir) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	The Color Of Fear(With: Richard Sapir) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	Continental Divide(With: R.J. Carter) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	Monumental Terror(With: Richard Sapir,R.J. Carter) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	Blood Brotherhood(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Trial By Fire(With: Richard Sapir,James Mullaney) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2007–2008)

Start with Choke Hold, the first of 4 books in the The New Destroyer series.

#	Title
1	Choke Hold 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Guardian Angel 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead Reckoning 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Killer Ratings 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1983–1987)

Start with Trace, the first of 7 books in the Trace series.

#	Title
1	Trace 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	And 47 Miles of Rope 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When Elephants Forget 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Once a Mutt 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pigs Get Fat 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Too Old a Cat 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Getting Up with Fleas 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible