Peter Murphy

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1987
  • Latest Book:
    April 2024
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Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • The Moving Shadow Problem; Stories

  • John the Revelator

    “Murphy’s darkly gorgeous debut . . . is an Irish coming-of-age novel. It’s also a meditation on why we tell stories.” -- The Plain Dealer This is the story of John Devine -- stuck in a small town in the otherworldly land...

  • Lagan Love

    “The best books are not forgotten because you can never stop thinking beyond the story. This is true of Lagan Love. Murphy is a natural storyteller. I look forward to reading more.” " Examiner.com “Lagan Love is more than your ordinary novel ...

  • Removal

    United States president Steve Wade believes his latest affair, with the beautiful Lucia Benoni, is a secret. When Lucia is murdered under mysterious circumstances, FBI agent Kelly Smith is called to investigate. As he dives deeper into the case, he u...

  • Shall We Gather at the River

  • A Higher Duty

    Ben Schroeder, a talented young man from an East End Jewish family, has been accepted as a pupil into the Chambers of Bernard Wesley QC. But Schroeder is an outsider, not part of this privileged society, where wealth and an Oxbridge education are ess...

  • The River and Enoch O'Reilly

    A small Irish town. A river flood. The return of a prodigal son. On the banks of the river Rua, when the rains have stopped and the waters receded, nine bodies are found. What took them to the river? Enoch O’Reilly, a self-made preacher and Elv...

  • Born & Bred

    Praise for Peter Murphy's LAGAN LOVE: “The best books are not forgotten because you can never stop thinking beyond the story. This is true of LAGAN LOVE. Murphy is a natural storyteller. I look forward to reading more.” " Examiner.com “LAGAN ...

  • And Is There Honey Still for Tea?

    The Third Ben Schroeder Novel1965. The British Establishment is reeling after a series of defections and acts of treachery by high- ranking intelligence officers. When Francis Hollander, an American academic, accuses Sir James Digby QC, a baronet and...



  • Test of Resolve

    A denounced President, her kidnapped daughter, a Hindu extremist group and the threat of nuclear war: America is once again thrown into turmoil in Peter Murphy's sequel to RemovalAs Ellen Trevathan settles into her presidency, she feels confident to ...

  • Wandering in Exile

    Praise for Peter Murphy's LAGAN LOVE: “The best books are not forgotten because you can never stop thinking beyond the story. This is true of LAGAN LOVE. Murphy is a natural storyteller. I look forward to reading more.” " Examiner.com “LAGAN ...

  • A Matter for the Jury

    It is 1964 and Ben Schroeder, first introduced in A Higher Duty, is building his career at the Bar; juggling the demands of different challenging cases, while trying to allow a little romance into his life.Ben is already defending a vicar, accused of...

  • All Roads

    Danny Boyle isn't all here. Years of destructive behavior have left him in an alcoholic coma. Meanwhile, his marriage is over, one of his children wants nothing to do with him, and the other suffers by his bedside.  And while the complexities of...

  • The Heirs of Owain Glynd

    1 July 1969. The Investiture of the new Prince of Wales.When Arianwen Hughes is arrested driving with a home-made bomb near Caernarfon Castle, her case seems hopeless. Her brother Caradog, her husband Trevor, and their friend Dafydd are implicated in...

  • The Heirs of Owain Glyndwr

    1 July 1969. The Investiture of the new Prince of Wales. When Arianwen Hughes is arrested driving with a homemade bomb near Caernarfon Castle, her case seems hopeless. Her brother Caradog, her husband Trevor, and their friend Dafydd are implicated in...

  • Calling Down the Storm

    April 1971. When DI Webb and DS Raymond respond to a 999 call at Harpur Mews in Bloomsbury, a horrific scene awaits them. Susan Lang is lying on the ground, bleeding to death. Her husband Henry is sitting nearby, holding a large, blood-stained knife....

  • Walden of Bermondsey

    When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping for a quiet life. But he soon finds himself struggling to keep the peace between three feisty fellow judges who have very different views about how to ...

  • Where There's Smoke

    Meet Judge Charlie Walden in the first case of six from the novel, Walden of Bermondsey. To read the full novel, search: WALDEN OF BERMONDSEY When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping fo...

  • Judge Walden: Back in Session

    Judge Walden is back, to preside over five new cases at Bermondsey Crown Court.Retired resident judge Peter Murphy takes us back to the world of criminal trials in South London for another session with Charlie keeping the peace between his fellow jud...



  • The Last Weekend of the Summer

    They have been coming to their grandmother Gloria's lake cottage since they were babies. Now Johnnie and Buddy have families o...

  • One Law for the Rest of Us

    Two generations of abuse... one shocking conspiracy... a woman determined to expose it allWhen Audrey Marshall sends her daughter Emily to the religious boarding school where she herself was educated a generation before, memories return - memories of...

  • Judge Walden - Call the Next Case

    Charlie Walden, the irrepressible Resident Judge (RJ) of Bermondsey Crown Court is back to preside over five new cases. As ever, there is little rest for the RJ as he does his best to deal with: the church-going carer who steals from the old lady und...

  • Last Christmas

    The family has not been all together for months, needing the time to process what happened on that last weekend of the summer. Some are taking time to mourn. Others are seeking renewal...

  • Verbal

    'A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs' - Sir Robert Mark'A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs' - Sir Robert MarkA clever, accomplished Cambridge graduate with a good job and an attentive l...

  • Flowers in the Snow

    The family has not been all together for months, needing the time to process what happened on that last weekend of the summer. Some are taking time to mourn. Others are seeking renewal in their relationships. Others still are stepping gingerly into t...

  • Verbal, Volume 7

    A clever, accomplished Cambridge graduate with a good job and an attentive lover, Imogen Lester seems to have the world at her feet. But when her parents are murdered abroad while working for the Diplomatic Service, she is suddenly thrown headlong in...

  • A Statue for Jacob

    'This debt was not contracted as the price of bread or wine or arms. It was the price of liberty' - Alexander HamiltonKiah Harmon, a young Virginia lawyer, is just emerging from the most traumatic time of her life when actress Samantha ('Sam') van Ey...

  • To Become An Outlaw

    'When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw' - Nelson Mandela1964, Apartheid South Africa. Danie du Plessis, the son of a conservative Afrikaner family, is poised to start a glittering leg...

  • The Rygbimogion

    Rugby is a minority sport in the US, but one growing in popularity. The US also has a minority population who trace their descent to Wales. This book is about Welsh rugby. But you don't need to be in the minority to enjoy it. The Rygbimogion is a spo...



  • A Week on Mount Olympus

    Charlie Walden is the Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, where he had hoped for a quiet life, but has found it to be anything but. With the job of balancing the needs of prosecutors, judges, 'Grey Smoothies', the humourless grey-suited civ...

  • With the Passage of Time

    1985, Cambridgeshire. An MPs wife is involved in a fatal car crash, and may be over the alcohol limit. Ben Schroeder QC returns to defend her but nothing is straightforward as he gets tangled in a web of political ambition and intrigue.A compulsive m...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Peter Murphy has published 31 books.

Peter Murphy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, With the Passage of Time, was published in April 2024.

The first book by Peter Murphy, The Moving Shadow Problem; Stories, was published in February 1987.

No. Peter Murphy does not write books in series.
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