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William Murray

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born

in New York, The United States

April 08, 1926

died

March 09, 2005

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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William Murray was an American fiction editor and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years. He wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing, many featuring Shifty Lou Anderson, a professional magician and horseplayer. Among his many contributions to The New Yorker was the magazine's "Letters from Italy" of which he was the sole author. The majority of his later years were spent living in Del Mar, California, "exactly 3.2 miles from the finish line" of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Murray died in March 2005 at age 78. Just prior to his death, Murray had completed a book about Chicago’s Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.

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* Shifty Lou Anderson

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William Murray's Books

Average rating: 3.66 · 404 ratings · 67 reviews · 87 distinct works · Similar authors

	Serial Killers 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of the Soul: A Walk in Rome 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fortissimo: Backstage at the Opera with Sacred Monsters and Young Singers 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tip on a Dead Crab 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janet, My Mother and Me: A Memoir of Growing Up with Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrong Horse: An Odyssey Through the American Racing Scene 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Italian: Portrait of a People 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Heat 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Fat Man Sings 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Right Horse: How to Win More, Lose Less and Have a Great 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by William Murray

Shifty Lou Anderson (9 books)
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READ with me! (2 books)
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Quotes by William Murray

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. It is this: The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves you. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man or woman could have dreamed would have come his/her way.”
― William Murray

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