Dwyer Murphy is the editor-in-chief of Crime Reads, Literary Hub’s crime fiction vertical and the world’s most popular destination for thriller readers. He practised law at Debevoise and Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Colombia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Centre for Fiction.
"'Dwyer Murphy’s An Honest Living is the lawyer-book-collector noir you never knew you craved' -- Jonathan Lethem 'A witty, observant debut that’s as much a love letter to New York as it is a slick noir' -- Andrea Bartz 'A smart and stylishly rendered ode to literature lovers everywhere' * Chicago Review of Books 'Must Read Books of July' * 'Murphy’s hard-boiled rendering of the city is nothing short of exquisite… For anyone who wants a portrait of this New York, few recent books have conjured it so vividly' * New York Times * ""A deliciously smart PI novel set in New York's antiquarian book world that channels Chandler and Chinatown to take us into a recent past that already feels like a bygone era. A brisk, funny, and fabulous debut."" -Adrian McKinty, author of The Island"