Eric Murphy

Eric Murphy creates adventure for a youthful audience with a strong interest in place, history, and practical problem-solving. The Bermuda Shipwreck follows cousins Will and Harley after they accept a job moving a sailboat from Nova Scotia to Bermuda. Their passage becomes dangerous when criminals force them to investigate a Civil War blockade runner and recover a chest from the wreck. Published by DCB in 2017, the novel builds its adventure from sailing, diving, Bermudian history, and the cousins’ devoted relationship. Its intended readership is roughly eleven to thirteen, and sunken gold connects the mystery to family history. Murphy also works as a screenwriter, and the story moves through pursuit, escape, and discovery, while the island setting supplies historical depth. The Bermuda Shipwreck introduces Eric Murphy through a compact maritime mystery in which technical details, local history, and the loyalty between two cousins become essential tools for surviving a journey that began as ordinary work.