Paul Murphy grew up in the Canadian city of Kingston, Ontario, which sits on Lake Ontario about halfway between Montreal and Toronto. He has lived in the Greater Toronto Area for the past thirty-five years, splitting residency between Toronto and his current home in Burlington.

Paul's debut novel Deadly Links tells the story of former golf protégé Michael Flanigan,who considered the eighteen holes of the Foster Glen Golf Club in Burlington, Ontario his sanctuary—until two butchered bodies are found on the course, just a day apart. When the victims turn out to be his ex-mistress and a professional rival of his late wife, Emily, suspicion falls on Michael. But he suspects that someone is setting him up, and that the murders are related to Emily's fatal fall down the Niagara Escarpment just months before. Guilt-ridden by his infidelity and his inability to protect his wife, reluctant sleuth Michael sets out to disprove the police conclusion that her death was an accident, and clear his own name in the process. But along the path to justice and redemption, Michael comes to realize that his quest could cost him far more than he hopes to gain.

A number of people, the majority not related to Paul nor in his debt, have said that Deadly Links "would make a great movie". While Kirkus Reviews describes the novel as a "well-written but slow-paced mystery", the story would translate well to the screen with a similar tempo or as a fast-paced thriller—with characters that actors would no doubt love to play.

As he works toward his goal to become a full-time author, Paul pays his bills by working for a big-ass Canadian bank.

Paul's talent for writing fiction with a golf backdrop far exceeds his abilities on the links.

“Murphy’s style is contagious and, with it, he effectively brings his characters to life...”
– Kirkus Reviews