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Shirley Rousseau Murphy Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Shirley Rousseau Murphy in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 48 books / 6 series

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.

Books by Shirley Rousseau Murphy in Publication Order

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

Complete Shirley Rousseau Murphy Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 14 books / 1967-2011
01 The Sand Ponies 1967 Buy
02 White Ghost Summer 1969 Buy
03 Wind Child 1973 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
14 Unsettled 2011 Buy
Joe Grey Reading Order 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
Children of Ynell Reading Order 5 books / 1977-1981
01 The Ring of Fire 1977 Buy
02 The Wolf Bell 1979 Buy
03 The Castle of Hape 1980 Buy
04 Caves of Fire and Ice 1980 Buy
05 The Joining of the Stone 1981 Buy
Lee Fontana Reading Order 2 books / 2014-2015
01 The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana 2014 Buy
02 The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape 2015 Buy
Picture Reading Order 2 books / 1978-1983
01 The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind 1978 Buy
02 Tattie's River Journey 1983 Buy
Dragonbards Reading Order 3 books / 1985-1988
01 Nightpool 1985 Buy
02 The Ivory Lyre 1987 Buy
03 The Dragonbards 1988 Buy

Where to start with Shirley Rousseau Murphy

What is the best order to read Shirley Rousseau Murphy books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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