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The Destroyer series follows Remo Williams, a master assassin trained by his mentor Chiun, as they confront various threats to national and global security. Set across different locations, the stories involve political intrigue, criminal conspiracies, and psychological manipulation, often involving secret organizations and high-stakes espionage. The series consistently explores themes of control, deception, and the moral complexities of power.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1972 · Warren Murphy
The big brains behind the business usually have many pots boiling on their stove, or running their think engines, but when the Brewster forum's motto…
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Buy on Amazon1976 · Warren Murphy
The government's Witness Protection Program is hitting a snag as certain loose-lipped mob stoolies with new secret identities are getting killed by a…
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Buy on Amazon1979 · Warren Murphy
Artists, composers, and writers are being mutilated and destroyed in the bloodiest murders in police history, their brains taken by a killer…
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Warren Murphy
The San Diego branch of the Secret Service receives absolutely perfect counterfeit U.S. currency in the mail, threatening to cripple the economy.…
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The Divine Bliss Mission in India is a money hustle until its leader begins using disciples to penetrate higher U.S. echelons. The Blissful Master,…
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Remo and Chiun track down ex-CIA agent and hired assassin Barney Daniels to learn his secrets concerning the Russians, the tropical jungles of…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Warren Murphy
A wave of global terrorism spreads as a result of one madman's tyrannical powers. While the governments of three major world powers pursue him, CURE,…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Warren Murphy
Chiun keeps a secret from Remo, whom he has taught all his skills and loves as a son, because America has committed a sin against him he cannot…
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Buy on Amazon1982 · Warren Murphy
A Chinese diplomat is dead and the communist chairman's advisor is kidnapped while operating in the Bronx, pushing the State Department toward a…
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Remo runs into more arms than is healthy in this story of ancient love and death titled "The Army of Kali," featuring Remo and Chiun, masters of…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Warren Murphy
Multimillionaire James Orayo Fielding, who hates people, develops a secret grain treatment that matures seeds in a month, offering a solution to…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Warren Murphy
The stage is set for murder as shots are fired at a gorgeous redhead performing amid the screaming chaos of the world's biggest rock festival. The…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Warren Murphy
A blackmailer calling himself "Dr. Quake" threatens to shake down Southern California with an earthquake machine targeting the San Andreas Fault…
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The new director orders the Destroyer and his mentor Chiun to kill Smith, the director of CURE, who is successfully hiding. Chiun doesn't want to…
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New York graffiti artists mark everything, even a museum's massive stone idol of the Actatl tribe, which had secretly survived since Cortes and his…
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Rebels from the Revolutionary Indian Party plan to capture the small midwestern town of Wounded Elk for a final showdown against the white man. Only…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Richard Sapir
Brilliant, dazzlingly beautiful Dr. Lithia Forrester masterminds an undercover agency stealing America's top secrets, infiltrating the U.S.…
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The Middle Eastern state of Lobynia had supplied oil to the U.S.A. for years, but when Colonel Baraka takes over from the king in a coup, he changes…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Warren Murphy
A Chinese diplomat is decidedly deceased and the communist chairman's advisor is shanghaied while burrowing in the Bronx. As the US and China prepare…
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When a giant transportation union controlling all air, train and truck traffic is born, it poses a threat not only to local leaders but to the entire…
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An army of renegade cops across the country has been assigned the task of squashing criminal cockroaches under their boots, and it's a dirty job the…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Destroyer books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “The Destroyer #2”.
How many books are in the Destroyer series?
We list 42 books by Warren Murphy , published between 1972–2004.
Where can I buy the Destroyer books?
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