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Home / Authors / Shirley Rousseau Murphy Shirley Rousseau Murphy American author Shirley Rousseau Murphy is best known for the Joe Grey mystery series featuring a crime-solving cat. Her books have sold millions of copies and earned multiple Cat Writers’ Association awards. This page provides the Shirley Rousseau Murphy books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1967 The Sand Ponies POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1969 White Ghost Summer POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1973 Wind Child POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1974 Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1976 The Grass Tower POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1977 The Ring of Fire POoCoYB · 1 Buy ↗ 1977 Silver Woven in My Hair POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1978 The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 The Wolf Bell POoCoYB · 2 Buy ↗ 1979 Soonie and the Dragon POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1980 The Castle of Hape POoCoYB · 3 Buy ↗ 1980 Caves of Fire and Ice POoCoYB · 4 Buy ↗ 1981 The Joining of the Stone POoCoYB · 5 Buy ↗ 1982 Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1983 Tattie's River Journey POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1983 The Flight of the Fox POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1984 Valentine for a Dragon POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1985 Nightpool POoDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1987 The Ivory Lyre POoDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Dragonbards POoDB · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 Medallion of the Black Hound POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1990 The Song of the Christmas Mouse POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1992 The Catswold Portal POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1996 Cat on the Edge POoJGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Cat Under Fire POoJGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Cat Raise the Dead POoJGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 Cat in the Dark POoJGB · 4 Buy ↗ 1999 Cat To The Dogs POoJGB · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 Cat Spitting Mad POoJGB · 6 Buy ↗ 2001 Cat Laughing Last POoJGB · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 Cat Seeing Double POoJGB · 8 Buy ↗ 2004 Cat Fear No Evil POoJGB · 9 Buy ↗ 2005 Cat Cross Their Graves POoJGB · 10 Buy ↗ 2005 Cat Breaking Free POoJGB · 11 Buy ↗ 2007 Cat Deck the Halls POoJGB · 12 Buy ↗ 2007 Cat Pay the Devil POoJGB · 13 Buy ↗ 2009 Cat Playing Cupid POoJGB · 14 Buy ↗ 2009 Cat Striking Back POoJGB · 15 Buy ↗ 2010 Cat on the Money POoJGB · 16 Buy ↗ 2010 Cat Coming Home POoJGB · 17 Buy ↗ 2011 Unsettled POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2011 Cat Telling Tales POoJGB · 18 Buy ↗ 2012 Cat Bearing Gifts POoJGB · 19 Buy ↗ 2014 The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana POoLFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape POoLFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 Cat Shout for Joy POoJGB · 20 Buy ↗ 2018 Cat Shining Bright POoJGB · 21 Buy ↗ 2018 Cat Chase the Moon POoJGB · 22 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 14 books · 1967–2011
01 The Sand Ponies 1967 Buy ↗ 02 White Ghost Summer 1969 Buy ↗ 04 Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny 1974 Buy ↗ 05 The Grass Tower 1976 Buy ↗ 06 Silver Woven in My Hair 1977 Buy ↗ 07 Soonie and the Dragon 1979 Buy ↗ 08 Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse 1982 Buy ↗ 09 The Flight of the Fox 1983 Buy ↗ 10 Valentine for a Dragon 1984 Buy ↗ 11 Medallion of the Black Hound 1989 Buy ↗ 12 The Song of the Christmas Mouse 1990 Buy ↗ 13 The Catswold Portal 1992 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Joe Grey Books 22 books · 1996–2018
01 Cat on the Edge 1996 Buy ↗ 02 Cat Under Fire 1996 Buy ↗ 03 Cat Raise the Dead 1997 Buy ↗ 04 Cat in the Dark 1998 Buy ↗ 05 Cat To The Dogs 1999 Buy ↗ 06 Cat Spitting Mad 2000 Buy ↗ 07 Cat Laughing Last 2001 Buy ↗ 08 Cat Seeing Double 2003 Buy ↗ 09 Cat Fear No Evil 2004 Buy ↗ 10 Cat Cross Their Graves 2005 Buy ↗ 11 Cat Breaking Free 2005 Buy ↗ 12 Cat Deck the Halls 2007 Buy ↗ 13 Cat Pay the Devil 2007 Buy ↗ 14 Cat Playing Cupid 2009 Buy ↗ 15 Cat Striking Back 2009 Buy ↗ 16 Cat on the Money 2010 Buy ↗ 17 Cat Coming Home 2010 Buy ↗ 18 Cat Telling Tales 2011 Buy ↗ 19 Cat Bearing Gifts 2012 Buy ↗ 20 Cat Shout for Joy 2016 Buy ↗ 21 Cat Shining Bright 2018 Buy ↗ 22 Cat Chase the Moon 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Children of Ynell Books 5 books · 1977–1981
01 The Ring of Fire 1977 Buy ↗ 03 The Castle of Hape 1980 Buy ↗ 04 Caves of Fire and Ice 1980 Buy ↗ 05 The Joining of the Stone 1981 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lee Fontana Books 2 books · 2014–2015
01 The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana 2014 Buy ↗ 02 The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 2 books · 1978–1983
01 The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind 1978 Buy ↗ 02 Tattie's River Journey 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dragonbards Books 3 books · 1985–1988
02 The Ivory Lyre 1987 Buy ↗ 03 The Dragonbards 1988 Buy ↗