Michael Murphy


Biography

Michael lives in Arizona with his wife of thirty-eight years, two cats, four dogs and five chickens who produce a steady supply of cholesterol. He enjoys the deserts, mountains, lakes and wacky politics that make Arizona a diverse, exhilarating place to live and serves as the setting for his new thriller, Scorpion Bay.  Comfortable in a home office writing novels, he tried sky diving, stating, "From two miles up, Arizona's beauty is breathtaking, and even more vivid plummeting toward it at 120 miles-per-hour."A writer from an early age, Michael majored in Journalism before graduating with a degree in Business Administration. While establishing a career, he set aside writing until 1997.  A business seminar project on establishing long-term goals rekindled his passion for writing. Scorpion Bay is his seventh novel. Michael is active in several writing groups including the Arizona Authors Association and Authors Exchange Group, teaches beginning novel writing seminars at bookstores and libraries and writes character driven psychological thrillers.  

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Books

Scorpion Bay    by Michael Murphy
Price: $6.99 USD. 79290 words. Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on April 9, 2011. Fiction.

When a car bomb kills the prosecuting attorney and a key witness against a powerful bioengineering industrialist, the blast shatters the life of the attorney's husband, popular Phoenix television investigative reporter, Parker Knight. After authorities hit a dead end, Parker risks his career and his life to seek his own revenge. Riding a high tech motorcycle and wearing a black disguise, the crusa

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