Order of Rita Mae Brown Books
Rita Mae Brown is an American author of mystery novels, romance novels and women’s fiction, as well as screenplays and poetry. She writes the Runnymede, Mrs. Murphy and Jane Arnold series. Rita has a degree in classics and English from New York University. Rita became a political activist in ’60s for multiple movements, including civil rights, anti-war, gay liberation and feminism. She enjoys American fox hunting and playing polo. Rita is a former partner of fellow author Fannie Flagg.
Rita Mae Brown became a published author in 1971 with a poetry collection entitled The Hand That Cradles the Rock. Her first novel was 1973’s Rubyfruit Jungle, which is considered her best known work. Below is a list of Rita Mae Brown’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Mags Rogers Books
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A Nose for Justice |
(2010) |
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Murder Unleashed |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Mrs. Murphy Books
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Wish You Were Here |
(1990) |
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Rest in Pieces |
(1992) |
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Murder at Monticello |
(1994) |
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Pay Dirt |
(1995) |
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Murder, She Meowed |
(1996) |
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Murder on the Prowl |
(1998) |
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Cat on the Scent |
(1999) |
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Pawing Through the Past |
(2000) |
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Claws and Effect |
(2001) |
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Catch as Cat Can |
(2002) |
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The Tail of the Tip-Off |
(2003) |
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Whisker of Evil |
(2004) |
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Cat’s Eyewitness |
(2005) |
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Sour Puss |
(2006) |
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Puss ‘n Cahoots |
(2007) |
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The Purrfect Murder |
(2008) |
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Santa Clawed |
(2008) |
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Cat of the Century |
(2010) |
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Hiss of Death |
(2011) |
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The Big Cat Nap |
(2012) |
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Sneaky Pie for President |
(2012) |
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The Litter of the Law |
(2013) |
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Nine Lives to Die |
(2014) |
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Tail Gait |
(2015) |
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Tall Tail |
(2016) |
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A Hiss Before Dying |
(2018) |
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Probable Claws |
(2018) |
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Whiskers in the Dark |
(2019) |
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Furmidable Foes |
(2020) |
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Claws for Alarm |
(2021) |
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Hiss & Tell |
(2023) |
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Feline Fatale |
(2024) |
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Sealed with a Hiss |
(2025) |
Publication Order of Runnymede Books
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Six of One |
(1978) |
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Bingo |
(1988) |
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Loose Lips |
(1999) |
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The Sand Castle |
(2008) |
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Cakewalk |
(2016) |
Publication Order of “Sister” Jane Books
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Outfoxed |
(2000) |
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Hotspur |
(2002) |
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Full Cry |
(2003) |
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The Hunt Ball |
(2005) |
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The Hounds and the Fury |
(2006) |
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The Tell-tale Horse |
(2007) |
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Hounded to Death |
(2008) |
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Fox Tracks |
(2012) |
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie |
(2014) |
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Crazy Like a Fox |
(2017) |
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Homeward Hound |
(2018) |
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Scarlet Fever |
(2019) |
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Out of Hounds |
(2021) |
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Thrill of the Hunt |
(2022) |
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Lost & Hound |
(2023) |
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Time Will Tell |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Rubyfruit Jungle |
(1973) |
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In Her Day |
(1976) |
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Southern Discomfort |
(1982) |
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Sudden Death |
(1983) |
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High Hearts |
(1986) |
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Venus Envy |
(1993) |
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Dolley |
(1994) |
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Riding Shotgun |
(1996) |
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Alma Mater |
(2001) |
Publication Order of Collections
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Songs to a Handsome Woman |
(1973) |
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Poems |
(1987) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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A Plain Brown Rapper |
(1976) |
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Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer’s Manual |
(1988) |
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Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser |
(1997) |
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Sneaky Pie’s Cookbook for Mystery Lovers |
(1999) |
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Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small |
(2009) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Sisterhood is Powerful |
(1970) |
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Hand That Cradles the Rock |
(1971) |
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Cries of the Spirit |
(1991) |
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I’d Kill For That |
(2004) |
Note: I’d Kill for That is a collaborative novel with contributions by Jennifer Crusie, Linda Fairstein, Lisa Gardner, Heather Graham, Kay Hooper, Katherine Neville, Anne Perry, Kathy Reichs, Julie Smith and Tina Wainscott.