Brain Storm

The Destroyer #112

by Warren Murphy (Series Creator), Richard Sapir (Series Creator), James Mullaney

An evil neo-Nazi conspiracy seizes control of CURE's computer system with the help of an amazing new interface that also transforms Remo and the Master of Sinanju into virtual puppets who will destroy on its command. Original.

347 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 1998

About the author

Warren Murphy was an American author, most famous as the co-creator of The Destroyer series, the basis for the film Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. He worked as a reporter and editor and after service during the Korean War, he drifted into politics.

Murphy also wrote the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 2. He is the author of the Trace and Digger series. With Molly Cochran, he completed two books of a planned trilogy revolving around the character The Grandmaster, The Grandmaster (1984) and High Priest (1989). Murphy also shares writing credits with Cochran on The Forever King and several novels under the name Dev Stryker. The first Grandmaster book earned Murphy and Cochran a 1985 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original, and Murphy's Pigs Get Fat took the same honor the following year.

His solo novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing and Honor Among Thieves. Over his career, Murphy sold over 60 million books.

He started his own publishing house, Ballybunion, to have a vehicle to start The Destroyer spin-off books. Ballybunion has reprinted The Assassin's Handbook, as well as the original works Assassin's Handbook 2, The Movie That Never Was (a screenplay he and Richard Sapir wrote for a Destroyer movie that was never optioned), The Way of the Assassin (the wisdom of Chiun), and New Blood, a collection of short stories written by fans of the series.

He served on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, and was a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League and the Screenwriters Guild.

Reviews

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
The ending was a little weak but otherwise, this was a surprisingly good later Destroyer novel. This story broke the template that most of the books follow and that was a good thing for the most part.

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

An above average Destroyer adventure. Perhaps the advantage of these trilogy subseries is that there's a little more planning involved in the writing process. I wouldn't say this book fits together with the next two like a perfectly oiled machine, but it's a fairly satisfying progression of stakes.

[Colin Hopper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another gripping read

Chiun and Remo in trouble, and Smith to the rescue, Smith faces his past, and his heroics save the day, another great read.

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

#112 in the Destrpyer series. A neo-nazi group seizes control of CURE. Much chaos ensues.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the big men's adventure series from the 70's than ran an impressive 145 books. The series while an adventure/action story is also full of satire toward much of the mainstream fads and icons of the time. An interesting main character and the sarcastic mentor makes this a funny action/adventure read. A research facility has acquired the ability to tap into a person's mind and actually read information. It would be a boon to law enforcement as well as clinicians. Unfortunately, Smith accidentally gets tangled with the group and the secrets of CURE and Sinanju are tapped. Recommended

[Ralph McEwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good action. Well read with very distinct chacter vocalizations. Science fiction elements.