William Murray, a writer best known ... “He became one of the characters in his books,” said Harper, who knew Murray for 20 years.

Author William Murray, a writer whose series of popular mysteries featuring "Shifty" Lou Anderson blended racetrack characters, magic, and intrigue, died early Wednesday morning from an apparent ...

William Murray, Author, Jan Morris, Introduction by Touchstone Books $18.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-671-77999-3. The New Yorker 's Rome correspondent writes of his mother's native land, his affection ...