Blood Lust

The Destroyer #85

by Warren Murphy (Series Creator), Richard Sapir (Series Creator), Will Murray

When an Iraiti ambassador disappears in the US, dictator Maddas Hinsein wants revenge. CURE sends Remo into danger as he falls under the spell of the goddess Kali, the Devourer of Life. Without Chiun, Remo may be lost and if he is, then so is the world.

Genres: Adventure, Action

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 2, 1991

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

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating 3.5

Direct carry on from the previous novel, and first half of story which continues into ‘Arabian Nightmare’

One of the more extreme and frankly bonkers storylines featured in the series.
It was entertaining in a wth kind of way.
Straight onto next title as ends of cliff hanger.

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

#85 in the Destroyer series. Kali returns to pursue Remo. 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. The Iraiti ambassador to the United Nation has disappeared. It is unclear if it is a kidnapping, an accident, or something more voluntary. What is clear is the president of Irait, Maddas Hinsein, is raising a huge stink, demanding that his ambassador be found and returned. Recommended

[Adam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Written by 13-year-old boys. Karate chops that remove heads? Explicit sound effects a la Batman? If you think Mad magazine crossed with Hustler and the Shaw Brothers makes a good read, then this crap is for you.