White Water

The Destroyer #106

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

When fish begin to disappear from the coastal United States, the source of the problem is discovered in Canada and threatens relations between the neighboring countries, until the Destroyer starts trawling for answers. Original.

352 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1997

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

[Tom · Rating 2 out of 5]

A series of international incidents with the characteristic wackiness of the Destroyer franchise. It's silliness for its own sake, and this isn't a bad entry to the series, but there are better from this era. Without the bite of commentary that comes with direct parody, these farces tend to ring hollow.

[hotsake (André Troesch) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5
Bland, forgettable, and mediocre, so standard Gold Eagle Destroyer.

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

#106 in the Destroyer series. War erupts between the US and Canada. 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. Blame Canada! Long before South Park, the attention of the American government towards the Canadians come when the fishing off the coast of the U.S. comes up empty. Is someone killing the fish or just fishing far more than the law would allow? CURE must stop the threat or a major industry will disappear. Recommended