Dwayne Murray Sr. grew up with a passion for sports, reading and movies on the silver screen. As young as 7 years old he would go to the theater to see movies like “Hell up in Harlem”, “Foxy Brown”, “Super Fly”, and “Abby”. Although Dwayne did regular everyday activities, like most kids his age, he always was drawn to the big screen.

On July 26, 1964 Dwayne was born in Harlem Hospital. He never knew his father, but was fortunate enough to have a strong mother, Christine, to raise him. As a single mom struggling to make ends meet, Christine kept Dwayne grounded in family, tradition, and culture. Dwayne grew up in the Bronx with his younger twin sisters Nyoki and Falomi.

Dwayne loved the same things most teenage boys his age were in to; British Walkers, Gabardines pants, Lee jeans, leather bombers, and boom box radios. Dwayne hung out at block parties and basement parties. To date his all time favorite rap groups are Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five and the Cold Crush Brothers. During his teenage years Dwayne worked summer youth jobs and contributed money to the household. Dwayne graduated Manhattan Vocational High School and attended one year of college at Florida State University.

After a few years passed, Dwayne fell in love and married his wife, Angela, on his 23rd birthday July 26, 1987. From this union they have two sons; Dwayne Jr. who is now 23 years old and a Conductor for New York City Transit Authority, and Daniel who is 19 years old and currently attending Bronx Community College studying Nutrition.

Dwayne struggled to provide for his family, but he always stayed focused, worked every day, and made sure “needs” took precedence over “wants”. After years of struggling, Dwayne is now an “A” Journeyman with Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and his wife Angela is a licensed clinical social worker in the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Much of the hustle and bustle has subsided and Dwayne felt the time was right to finally do what he always dreamed of doing . . . write a novel.

Dwayne credits his accomplishments to his spirituality and grounding in the Word of God. Dwayne had a dream to write his very first novel and that dream is now a reality. The Mouse that Roared is a fictional thriller about a woman’s quest to leave the confinement of her strict and religious parents in search of a new life in New York City.

Dwayne tapped into his very graphic and vivid imagination to set forth a novel that will make readers admire, cheer, curse and applaud its characters. The Mouse that Roared encompasses many lessons to be learned such as maturity, readiness, trust, diligence, and strength. Dwayne’s future endeavors may include screen play writing and other novels, but for now his hopes is that readers embrace The Mouse that Roared as he wants to engross readers into the drama filled in this novel.

A year later Dwayne surpassed fans expectations of his first novel with a superb follow up titled Whatever It Takes which is an action-thriller that surrounds the lives of two brothers named Butch and Zig Steel who at the tender age of 10 years-old suffer a huge tragedy at the hands of another 10 year-old boy named Melvin Baker. Twenty-five years later the Steel Brothers who endured betrayal and horrible foster homes decide that it is now the perfect time to make Melvin Baker and his “perfect” little family suffer for their past pains. The Steel brothers will use kidnapping, assault and murder to achieve their goal but the ultimate plan is to capture the Baker’s 9 year-old adopted daughter Penny who happens to be worth 25 million dollars. The only thing standing in the Steel brothers way though are two seasoned “Ride or Die” Female detectives named Jesse James and Brenda Simple who will do everything within their power to keep the little girl safe until the Steel Brothers are brought to justice. Whatever It Takes is a sizzling read that fans of all genres will enjoy up until the very last page.

January 14, 2009 fans can get their hands on yet another thriller by Dwayne Murray that is dark and sinister. Like A Good Neighbor is a tale about chaos and hell’s fury that is unleashed in a battle between good versus evil.

Besides sharing the problems of living in a deteriorating building, the thirteen tenants at 666 Cypress Avenue all have very deep and bitter hatred towards one another. As temperatures rise in their South Bronx neighborhood, so does their frustration with the building’s broken doors, malfunctioning elevator, rat infestation, and skyrocketing rent increases. To make matters worse, the blazing heat is also sending everyone’s animosity to its boiling point.
Then a new tenant arrives, taking up shelter in the last vacant apartment. Highly intelligent and extraordinarily beautiful, Raven Thorn blows in like a much-needed summer breeze. Unleashing her charisma, she slowly gains the trust and admiration of all the tenants—except one.

Crystal Bright, a crack-addicted young woman, looks like the poster child for everything that’s wrong with society; but beneath her addiction lies a heart of gold and a very intelligent mind. Sensing a darker and much more sinister side to Raven, Crystal realizes that she must act fast before a fuse is lit that could ignite a bloodbath between the fragile building’s hostile tenants.