Review: Mugger Blood by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

Destroyer 30 Mugger Blood by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

This is one of the worst Destroyer novels in the series thus far. I really can’t find anything positive to say about the plot. The story is slow moving and engaged in a seemingly endless satirical parody of the crime and law enforcement problems (plus the educational system problems) of New York City in the 1970s. It was positively painful to read, and if I weren’t rereading the whole series, I would have given up on it.

 

Yet, I find it interesting to note that the author, Warren Murphy, reports this as one of his favorite stories. His reason? Remo goes off on his own to try and help people instead of waiting for his next assignment from CURE.