William Murray (writer)
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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.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
for more than thirty years. He wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
, 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
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
’s Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.
Selected works
Shifty Lou Anderson Series- Tip on a Dead Crab (1985)
- The Hard Knocker's Luck (1985)
- When the Fat Man Sings (1987)
- The King of the Nightcap (1989)
- The Getaway Blues (1990)
- I'm Getting Killed Right Here (1991)
- We're Off to See the Killer (1993)
- Now You See Her, Now You Don't (1995)
- A Fine Italian Hand (1996)
- mystery on the island
External links
- http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/12/books/12murray.html Obituary for William Murray in The New York Times, March 12, 2005