Order of Mrs. Murphy Books
Mrs. Murphy is the central character in a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Rita Mae Brown. The eponymous character in the series, Mrs. Murphy, is actually the cat of 30-something divorcee Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. Together, they solve mysteries in the town of Crozet, Virginia.
Rita Mae Brown began her Mrs. Murphy series in 1990 with the novel Wish You Were Here. After over 20 novels, the series is currently ongoing. The series is “co-authored” by Sneaky Pie Brown (Rita’s cat). Below is a list of Rita Mae (and Sneaky Pie) Brown’s Mrs. Murphy books in order of when they were first released (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Mrs. Murphy Books
| Wish You Were Here | (1990) |    |
| Rest in Pieces | (1992) | |
| Murder at Monticello | (1994) | |
| Pay Dirt | (1995) | |
| Murder, She Meowed | (1996) | |
| Murder on the Prowl | (1998) | |
| Cat on the Scent | (1999) | |
| Pawing Through the Past | (2000) | |
| Claws and Effect | (2001) | |
| Catch as Cat Can | (2002) | |
| The Tail of the Tip-Off | (2003) | |
| Whisker of Evil | (2004) | |
| Cat's Eyewitness | (2005) | |
| Sour Puss | (2006) | |
| Puss 'n Cahoots | (2007) | |
| The Purrfect Murder | (2008) | |
| Santa Clawed | (2008) | |
| Cat of the Century | (2010) | |
| Hiss of Death | (2011) | |
| The Big Cat Nap | (2012) | |
| Sneaky Pie for President | (2012) | |
| The Litter of the Law | (2013) | |
| Nine Lives to Die | (2014) | |
| Tail Gait | (2015) | |
| Tall Tail | (2016) | |
| A Hiss Before Dying | (2018) | |
| Probable Claws | (2018) | |
| Whiskers in the Dark | (2019) | |
| Furmidable Foes | (2020) | |
| Claws for Alarm | (2021) | |
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Mrs. Murphy Synopsis: Wish You Were Here is the first in Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown’s Mrs. Murphy Mysteries. Crozet, Virginia is a small town full of secrets, which explode when a murder occurs. Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen is the owner of a tiger cat named Mrs. Murphy, a Welsh Corgi named Tucker and… a pending divorce. She also has the curiosity of a cat and can’t stop reading other people’s postcards. People are being murdered and Harry recalls seeing a postcard with a tombstone that read “Wish you were here” on the back. Quickly, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker are on the case in order to protect their human companion.
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not sure which book but Pewter got in trouble for sealing a whole chicken in the grocery store. Harry offered to take Pewter home till things cooled down but Pewter never went back to the grocery
Rest in Pieces
Pewter’s original owner was killed & that’s why she remained with Harry if my memory serves me correctly.
In what mrs murphy novel did pewter come to live with Harry? She once lived at the grocery store in Crizet
Pewter came to live with Harry at night, going back to
Shiflet’s Market in daytime in MURDER, SHE MEOWED