Dwyer Murphy

Miami, New York

New novel, THE STOLEN COAST, out 7.11.23 from @VikingBooks (https://t.co/7kDMXdnAa3) | EIC @CrimeReads from @lithub | Rep'd by Duvall Osteen @AragiAuthors

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Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

3 weeks ago | lithub.com | Dwyer Murphy

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisementI don’t know much about houses—building or maintaining them. This reality dawned on me a couple years ago when I set out to write a particular kind of book, a modern gothic novel about a group of friends convening at a coastal house after a long separation: The Big Chill, with more bodies. A story like that needs a distinctive setting.
Never Flinch

2 months ago | publishersweekly.com | Stephen King |Anthony Horowitz |Dwyer Murphy |Isabella Valeri

Stephen King. Scribner, $32 (448p) ISBN 978-1-6680-8933-0King cements PI Holly Gibney’s status as one of the great contemporary detectives in this thrilling sequel to Holly. When a letter arrives at the Buckeye City Police Department proclaiming that “the INNOCENT should be punished for the needless DEATH of an innocent,” detective Izzy Jaynes is rattled.
The House on Buzzards Bay

2 months ago | publishersweekly.com | Dwyer Murphy |James Burke |Yiğit Karaahmet |James B. Comey

Dwyer Murphy. Viking, $30 (288p) ISBN 978-0-593-83317-9CrimeReads editor-in-chief Murphy (The Stolen Coast) charts the complex relationships between a group of longtime friends in this masterful psychological thriller. After attorney Jim inherited his family’s beach house in southeastern Massachusetts, he made it a summer retreat for his four closest college friends and nicknamed it the Nanumett Sand and Swim Club.
The House on Buzzards Bay

2 months ago | libraryjournal.com | Dwyer Murphy

. Jun. 2025. 288p. ISBN 9780593833179. $30. THRILLER COPY ISBN In the latest from CrimeReads editor in chief Murphy ( The Stolen Coast), six longtime friends reunite at a Massachusetts beach house, which seems to be haunted. Jim was bequeathed the house shortly after graduating college. He uses it as a lure to keep the friendships intact, going so far as to make part of the property collectively owned.
Why Absolute Truth is Still Worth Pursuing In a Narrative-Driven World

Jan 29, 2025 | crimereads.com | Dwyer Murphy

Here’s a notion we memoirists lean into and hard: there is no larger, objective truth. Call it absolute truth, forever absent. Call it the inconvenient truth. Call it the reality we all share—and can’t agree on. There are only our personal truths, which we hold to be self-evident. Article continues after advertisementIf possession is believed to be nine-tenths of the law, then perception is ten-tenths of the world. Perspective is everything, according to this thinking.
Nul crépuscule n’est trop puissant, roman de Dwyer Murphy : 0 avis

May 16, 2024 | bibliosurf.com | Dwyer Murphy

Épuisé par la firme gigantesque qui l’emploie, un avocat démissionne et tente de survivre dans un New York crépusculaire au début des années 2000. Un jour, frappe à sa porte Anna Reddick, une jeune femme qui lui demande de mettre la main sur une collection de livres rares subtilisée par son ancien mari. Il accepte cet argent facile et retrouve la trace du fautif. Quelques jours plus tard, une autre femme se présente à sa porte.
The Best Reviewed Books of the Month February 2024

Feb 29, 2024 | crimereads.com | Dwyer Murphy

A look at the month’s best reviewed books in crime fiction, nonfiction, mystery, and thrillers, from Bookmarks. *Michael Wolraich, The Bishop and the Butterfly(Union Square & Co.)“Wolraich’s account of the murder and the ensuing investigations, helmed by the former judge Samuel Seabury…is brick-dense yet propulsive.
Book Review: ‘Hard Girls,’ by J. Robert Lennon - The New York Times

Feb 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dwyer Murphy

“Hard Girls,” by J. Robert Lennon, delves into family lives built on deception and abandonment.
The Stolen Coast

Feb 14, 2024 | zip06.com | Dwyer Murphy

The Stolen Coast by Dwyer Murphy In a small, decidedly unglamorous Massachusetts coastal town, Jack, a Harvard-educated lawyer, runs a business with his father that his classmates would never recognize. When Elena, an old flame and lawyer in a Manhattan firm, returns to town, she brings with her a plan that could change both of their lives. This atmospheric story draws the reader in with well-drawn characters. Ginger, Breakwater Books, Guilford
I refused to review the new John Grisham. (It's that bad.) Read 'Stolen Coast' instead

Oct 18, 2023 | kansascity.com | John Grisham |Dwyer Murphy

I'm supposed to be reviewing John Grisham's sequel to "The Firm," called "The Exchange," in this space. Instead I'm going to write about a thriller that's actually good. "The Exchange" is a baffling book. Mitch McDeere (played by Tom Cruise in the "Firm" movie) is back, 15 years after those events, but he never steps foot in a courtroom in Grisham's 49th novel, which is not even a legal thriller.

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Dwyer Murphy @DwyerMurphy

2 Oct 23

Perfect day in Brooklyn. Had a great time sharing a stage with @andibartz & &@blacklionking73. Hope we get to run it back years to come!

S.A.Cosby @blacklionking73

The #BKBF was an amazing event. My panel with @andibartz and @DwyerMurphy was amazing. So honored to have a chance to talk with these amazing writers. I'd love to come back next year !!!

Dwyer Murphy @DwyerMurphy

24 Aug 23

End of summer, on the lake, with @elicranor. What could be better?