Order of Shirley Rousseau Murphy Books
Shirley Rousseau Murphy is an American author of mystery novels and children’s books. She is best known for her Joe Grey cat-themed mystery series. Shirley has won five Council of Authors and Journalists Awards. She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute, has worked as a commercial artist and has exhibited paintings and sculptures. She and her husband live in Carmel, California with their cats, which have included one that warned them of break-ins and another that liked to ride horses.
Shirley Rousseau Murphy became a published author in 1967 with the standalone novel Sand Ponies. Below is a list of Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Joe Grey Books
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Cat on the Edge |
(1996) |
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Cat Under Fire |
(1996) |
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Cat Raise the Dead |
(1997) |
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Cat in the Dark |
(1998) |
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Cat To The Dogs |
(1999) |
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Cat Spitting Mad |
(2000) |
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Cat Laughing Last |
(2001) |
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Cat Seeing Double |
(2003) |
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Cat Fear No Evil |
(2004) |
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Cat Cross Their Graves |
(2005) |
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Cat Breaking Free |
(2005) |
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Cat Deck the Halls |
(2007) |
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Cat Pay the Devil |
(2007) |
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Cat Playing Cupid |
(2009) |
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Cat Striking Back |
(2009) |
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Cat on the Money |
(2010) |
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Cat Coming Home |
(2010) |
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Cat Telling Tales |
(2011) |
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Cat Bearing Gifts |
(2012) |
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Cat Shout for Joy |
(2016) |
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Cat Shining Bright |
(2018) |
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Cat Chase the Moon |
(2018) |
Publication Order of Children of Ynell Books
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The Ring of Fire |
(1977) |
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The Wolf Bell |
(1979) |
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The Castle of Hape |
(1980) |
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Caves of Fire and Ice |
(1980) |
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The Joining of the Stone |
(1981) |
Publication Order of Dragonbards Books
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Nightpool |
(1985) |
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The Ivory Lyre |
(1987) |
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The Dragonbards |
(1988) |
Publication Order of Lee Fontana Books
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The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana |
(2014) |
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The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Sand Ponies |
(1967) |
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White Ghost Summer |
(1969) |
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Wind Child |
(1973) |
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Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny |
(1974) |
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The Grass Tower |
(1976) |
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Silver Woven in My Hair |
(1977) |
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Soonie and the Dragon |
(1979) |
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Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse |
(1982) |
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The Flight of the Fox |
(1983) |
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Valentine for a Dragon |
(1984) |
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Medallion of the Black Hound |
(1989) |
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The Song of the Christmas Mouse |
(1990) |
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The Catswold Portal |
(1992) |
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Unsettled |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Picture Books
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The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind |
(1978) |
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Tattie’s River Journey |
(1983) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore |
(1988) |
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Motherhood Is Murder |
(2003) |
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Christmas Cats |
(2005) |
Notes: Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny was re-issued under the title of Unsettled. The Lee Fontana series is co-authored by Pat J.J. Murphy. Motherhood is Murder also contains stories by Mary Daheim, Carolyn Hart and Jane Isenberg.