When ex-New Jersey cop Remo Williams is electrocuted for the murder of a dope-dealing goon, CURE, a super-secret government agency that doesn't really exist, schemes to resurrect Remo as the ultimate killing machine that will carry out most of its dirty plans. Under the direction of expert assassin Master Chiun, Remo is transformed into the Destroyer and launches a series of secret plots to dissolve the underworld. The series has to start somewhere, and all-in-all, this is a fine place to begin. Sapir and Murphy manage to put all the elements in place (although they aren't yet sure of the mixture). This novel is a fine spy-thriller, and while not the Destroyer-to-come, still interesting and fun.