Author · updated 2026
Shirley Rousseau Murphy Books in Order
Every Shirley Rousseau Murphy book in publication order — 50 in total, spanning 1967–2018.
Publication Order of Joe Grey Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat on the Edge | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Cat Under Fire | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cat Raise the Dead | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Cat in the Dark | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Cat To The Dogs | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Cat Spitting Mad | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Cat Laughing Last | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Cat Seeing Double | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Cat Fear No Evil | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Cat Cross Their Graves | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Cat Breaking Free | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Cat Deck the Halls | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Cat Pay the Devil | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Cat Playing Cupid | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Cat Striking Back | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Cat on the Money | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cat Coming Home | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Cat Telling Tales | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Cat Bearing Gifts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Cat Shout for Joy | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Cat Shining Bright | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Cat Chase the Moon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Children of Ynell Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ring of Fire | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Wolf Bell | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Castle of Hape | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Caves of Fire and Ice | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Joining of the Stone | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dragonbards Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightpool | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ivory Lyre | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Dragonbards | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Lee Fontana Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sand Ponies | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | White Ghost Summer | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wind Child | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Grass Tower | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Silver Woven in My Hair | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Soonie and the Dragon | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Flight of the Fox | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Valentine for a Dragon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Medallion of the Black Hound | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Song of the Christmas Mouse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Catswold Portal | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Unsettled | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Tattie's River Journey | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherhood Is Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Christmas Cats | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 50, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sand Ponies | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | White Ghost Summer | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wind Child | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Grass Tower | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Ring of Fire | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Silver Woven in My Hair | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Wolf Bell | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Soonie and the Dragon | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Castle of Hape | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Caves of Fire and Ice | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Joining of the Stone | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Flight of the Fox | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Tattie's River Journey | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Valentine for a Dragon | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Nightpool | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Ivory Lyre | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Dragonbards | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Medallion of the Black Hound | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Song of the Christmas Mouse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Catswold Portal | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Cat on the Edge | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Cat Under Fire | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Cat Raise the Dead | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Cat in the Dark | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Cat To The Dogs | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Cat Spitting Mad | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Cat Laughing Last | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Cat Seeing Double | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Motherhood Is Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Cat Fear No Evil | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Cat Cross Their Graves | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Cat Breaking Free | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Christmas Cats | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Cat Deck the Halls | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Cat Pay the Devil | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Cat Playing Cupid | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Cat Striking Back | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Cat on the Money | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Cat Coming Home | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Cat Telling Tales | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Unsettled | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Cat Bearing Gifts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Cat Shout for Joy | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Cat Shining Bright | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Cat Chase the Moon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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