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The Destroyer #119
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Art begins to imitate life in Tinsel Town as real-life events are mirrored in small independent films ... and the U.S. President's life is placed in jeopardy.
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First published April 1, 2000
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Warren Murphy
295 books124 followersWarren 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.
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.
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October 23, 2024
#119 in the Destroyer series. Hollywood machinations threaten the life of the President. Much chaos ensues.
August 12, 2024
2.75/5
The Destroyer series became known for satirizing pop culture but although fun this didn't even attempt that, this book settled for spoofing parody films.
The Destroyer series became known for satirizing pop culture but although fun this didn't even attempt that, this book settled for spoofing parody films.
February 21, 2016
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. Normally any publicity before the opening of a new movie would be a good thing. Certainly the studio behind the movie, Cabbagehead Productions, is thrilled. Their newest slasher movie is gaining notoriety, however, because of real murders done in their style before the film opens. Recommended
July 28, 2012
Great story, if more than a little violent.
A lot of fun stuff in this one. Remo spends a lot of time abusing movie producerQuentin Tarantino Quintly Tortilli. Mention is made of washed up actor John Travolta Jann Revolta, directors/producers Steven Spielberg Stefan Schoenburg and George Lucas George Locutus.
Remo has some great one liners like: "Guns don't kill people. I kill people." "This is your brain. This is your brain on the floor." "Every time a Hollywood movie producer dies an angel gets its wings."
Warning: lots of gore and violence.
A lot of fun stuff in this one. Remo spends a lot of time abusing movie producer
Remo has some great one liners like: "Guns don't kill people. I kill people." "This is your brain. This is your brain on the floor." "Every time a Hollywood movie producer dies an angel gets its wings."
Warning: lots of gore and violence.
August 20, 2008
The futher adventures of Remo and Chiun,the world's greatest assassins. Lots of death and desturction. This is a great series. The books are full of satire. The plots are always farfetched. This time the target is hollywood action movies. These books are always fun to read.
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