Order of Shirley Rousseau Murphy Books
Shirley Rousseau Murphy is an American author of mystery novels and children’s books. She is best known for her Joe Grey cat-themed mystery series. Shirley has won five Council of Authors and Journalists Awards. She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute, has worked as a commercial artist and has exhibited paintings and sculptures. She and her husband live in Carmel, California with their cats, which have included one that warned them of break-ins and another that liked to ride horses.
Shirley Rousseau Murphy became a published author in 1967 with the standalone novel Sand Ponies. Below is a list of Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Joe Grey Books
Publication Order of Children of Ynell Books
| The Ring of Fire | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wolf Bell | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Castle of Hape | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Caves of Fire and Ice | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Joining of the Stone | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dragonbards Books
| Nightpool | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ivory Lyre | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragonbards | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lee Fontana Books
| The Cat, The Devil, and Lee Fontana | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cat, the Devil, the Last Escape | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Sand Ponies | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Ghost Summer | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wind Child | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Grass Tower | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Silver Woven in My Hair | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Soonie and the Dragon | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Elmo Doolan and the Search for the Golden Mouse | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Flight of the Fox | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Valentine for a Dragon | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Medallion of the Black Hound | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Song of the Christmas Mouse | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Catswold Portal | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unsettled | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| The Pig Who Could Conjure The Wind | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tattie's River Journey | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Motherhood Is Murder | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Christmas Cats | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny was re-issued under the title of Unsettled. The Lee Fontana series is co-authored by Pat J.J. Murphy. Motherhood is Murder also contains stories by Mary Daheim, Carolyn Hart and Jane Isenberg.
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