William Murray (April 8, 1926 – March 9, 2005) was an American novelist, fiction editor, and staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years.
Among his many contributions to The New Yorker was the magazine's "Letters from Italy" of which he was the sole author.
Murray's novel Malibu, published in 1980, was made into a two-part made-for-television drama film of the same name in 1983.
From 1984 to 1996, he wrote a series of mystery novels set in the world of horse racing, many featuring Shifty Lou Anderson, a professional magician and horseplayer.
Just prior to his death, Murray had completed a book about Chicago's Lyric Opera Center for American Artists.