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Home / Authors / Rita Mae Brown Rita Mae Brown American author Rita Mae Brown is best known for her Sneaky Pie Brown mystery series and the classic novel *Rubyfruit Jungle*. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides the Rita Mae Brown books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1973 Songs to a Handsome Woman(With: Ginger Legato) POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1973 Rubyfruit Jungle POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 A Plain Brown Rapper POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 In Her Day POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1978 Six of One POoRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1982 Southern Discomfort POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1983 Sudden Death POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1986 High Hearts POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1988 Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 Wish You Were Here POoMMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Rest in Pieces POoMMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Venus Envy POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1994 Murder at Monticello POoMMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 Pay Dirt POoMMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 Murder, She Meowed POoMMB · 5 Buy ↗ 1996 Riding Shotgun POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1997 Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 Murder on the Prowl POoMMB · 6 Buy ↗ 1999 Loose Lips POoRB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1999 Cat on the Scent POoMMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2000 Outfoxed POo"JB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 Pawing Through the Past POoMMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2001 Claws and Effect POoMMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2001 Alma Mater POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2002 Hotspur POo"JB · 2 Buy ↗ 2002 Catch as Cat Can POoMMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2003 Full Cry POo"JB · 3 Buy ↗ 2003 The Tail of the Tip-Off POoMMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2004 Whisker of Evil POoMMB · 12 Buy ↗ 2005 The Hunt Ball POo"JB · 4 Buy ↗ 2005 Cat's Eyewitness POoMMB · 13 Buy ↗ 2006 The Hounds and the Fury POo"JB · 5 Buy ↗ 2006 Sour Puss POoMMB · 14 Buy ↗ 2007 The Tell-tale Horse POo"JB · 6 Buy ↗ 2007 Puss 'n Cahoots POoMMB · 15 Buy ↗ 2008 The Sand Castle POoRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Hounded to Death POo"JB · 7 Buy ↗ 2008 The Purrfect Murder POoMMB · 16 Buy ↗ 2008 Santa Clawed POoMMB · 17 Buy ↗ 2009 Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2010 A Nose for Justice POoMRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Cat of the Century POoMMB · 18 Buy ↗ 2011 Murder Unleashed POoMRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Hiss of Death POoMMB · 19 Buy ↗ 2012 Fox Tracks POo"JB · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 The Big Cat Nap POoMMB · 20 Buy ↗ 2012 Sneaky Pie for President POoMMB · 21 Buy ↗ 2013 The Litter of the Law POoMMB · 22 Buy ↗ 2014 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie POo"JB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 Nine Lives to Die POoMMB · 23 Buy ↗ 2015 Tail Gait POoMMB · 24 Buy ↗ 2016 Cakewalk POoRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2016 Tall Tail POoMMB · 25 Buy ↗ 2017 Crazy Like a Fox POo"JB · 10 Buy ↗ 2018 Homeward Hound POo"JB · 11 Buy ↗ 2018 A Hiss Before Dying POoMMB · 26 Buy ↗ 2018 Probable Claws POoMMB · 27 Buy ↗ 2019 Scarlet Fever POo"JB · 12 Buy ↗ 2019 Whiskers in the Dark POoMMB · 28 Buy ↗ 2020 Furmidable Foes POoMMB · 29 Buy ↗ 2021 Out of Hounds POo"JB · 13 Buy ↗ 2021 Claws for Alarm POoMMB · 30 Buy ↗ 2022 Thrill of the Hunt POo"JB · 14 Buy ↗ 2023 Lost & Hound POo"JB · 15 Buy ↗ 2023 Hiss & Tell POoMMB · 31 Buy ↗ 2024 Time Will Tell POo"JB · 16 Buy ↗ 2024 Feline Fatale POoMMB · 32 Buy ↗ 2025 Fox and Furious POo"JB · 17 Buy ↗ 2025 Sealed with a Hiss POoMMB · 33 Buy ↗ 2026 Clawed and Dangerous POoMMB · 34 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Runnymede Books 5 books · 1978–2016
04 The Sand Castle 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 9 books · 1973–2001
01 Rubyfruit Jungle 1973 Buy ↗ 03 Southern Discomfort 1982 Buy ↗ 08 Riding Shotgun 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mrs. Murphy Books 34 books · 1990–2026
01 Wish You Were Here 1990 Buy ↗ 02 Rest in Pieces 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Murder at Monticello 1994 Buy ↗ 05 Murder, She Meowed 1996 Buy ↗ 06 Murder on the Prowl 1998 Buy ↗ 07 Cat on the Scent 1999 Buy ↗ 08 Pawing Through the Past 2000 Buy ↗ 09 Claws and Effect 2001 Buy ↗ 10 Catch as Cat Can 2002 Buy ↗ 11 The Tail of the Tip-Off 2003 Buy ↗ 12 Whisker of Evil 2004 Buy ↗ 13 Cat's Eyewitness 2005 Buy ↗ 15 Puss 'n Cahoots 2007 Buy ↗ 16 The Purrfect Murder 2008 Buy ↗ 18 Cat of the Century 2010 Buy ↗ 20 The Big Cat Nap 2012 Buy ↗ 21 Sneaky Pie for President 2012 Buy ↗ 22 The Litter of the Law 2013 Buy ↗ 23 Nine Lives to Die 2014 Buy ↗ 26 A Hiss Before Dying 2018 Buy ↗ 27 Probable Claws 2018 Buy ↗ 28 Whiskers in the Dark 2019 Buy ↗ 29 Furmidable Foes 2020 Buy ↗ 30 Claws for Alarm 2021 Buy ↗ 33 Sealed with a Hiss 2025 Buy ↗ 34 Clawed and Dangerous 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 2 books · 1973–1987
01 Songs to a Handsome Woman(With: Ginger Legato) 1973 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 5 books · 1976–2009
01 A Plain Brown Rapper 1976 Buy ↗ 02 Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual 1988 Buy ↗ 03 Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser 1997 Buy ↗ 04 Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers 1999 Buy ↗ 05 Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mags Rogers Books 2 books · 2010–2011
01 A Nose for Justice 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Murder Unleashed 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of "Sister" Jane Books 17 books · 2000–2025
05 The Hounds and the Fury 2006 Buy ↗ 06 The Tell-tale Horse 2007 Buy ↗ 07 Hounded to Death 2008 Buy ↗ 09 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 2014 Buy ↗ 10 Crazy Like a Fox 2017 Buy ↗ 11 Homeward Hound 2018 Buy ↗ 14 Thrill of the Hunt 2022 Buy ↗ 16 Time Will Tell 2024 Buy ↗ 17 Fox and Furious 2025 Buy ↗