Mary McHugh Books in Order

This career guide introduces women to opportunities across psychology, from industry and consumer research to the study of biology and behavior. It outlines different professional roles and explains the education and training needed to pursue work in the field.

A career guide exploring professional and supporting roles in veterinary medicine, with information on training pathways and employment opportunities in animal care.

McHugh introduces a range of jobs in engineering and engineering technology, outlining the training they require and the starting salaries available. A list of training schools helps readers explore the educational routes into these careers.

Young people's perspectives frame an exploration of death and aging in contemporary America. The book considers mourning customs, funeral choices, beliefs about an afterlife, and ethical disagreements surrounding euthanasia as it examines how society responds to mortality.

Drawing on life with her brother and interviews with other families, McHugh explores growing up alongside someone with a disability. She examines emotions, family relationships and the changing responsibilities siblings face from childhood into adult life.

McHugh takes a humorous look at the habits associated with becoming a little old lady, from hoarding rubber bands to discussing ailments. Illustrated observations invite readers to recognize familiar quirks and approach getting older with less solemnity.

McHugh collects humorous observations about the habits of grumpy older men, from arguing with television news to refusing instructions. Illustrated scenes explore familiar domestic frustrations and the small routines through which stubbornness becomes part of everyday life.

McHugh turns the friction between parents and teenagers into a collection of comic suggestions for causing embarrassment and irritation. Her illustrated guide finds humor in unwanted advice, awkward questions and the daily struggle to live together.

This illustrated humor collection offers deliberately troublesome suggestions for disrupting married life. McHugh uses domestic habits, conversations and family tensions to explore the everyday ways spouses can exasperate each other while sharing a home.

McHugh explores sisterly rivalry through an illustrated collection of outrageous suggestions for annoying a sibling. Spanning childhood and adulthood, the jokes draw on shared history, jealousy and the uneasy balance between affection and competition.

McHugh contrasts two comic approaches to grandparenthood: the responsible grandmother who encourages wholesome habits and the indulgent one who happily breaks the rules. Illustrated examples explore the pleasures and temptations of spoiling grandchildren.

McHugh offers a comic household manual for men accustomed to someone else handling domestic life. From laundry and breakfast to childcare and lost belongings, her instructions expose the invisible work that keeps a family’s daily routines running.

Grieving editor Anne rents a house on Cape Cod and becomes involved in the murder of a woman she met while shopping. As she and the local police chief investigate, attraction grows amid kidnapping, criminal connections, and unexpected clues.

A divorced mother working as a magazine editor finds herself torn between an exciting former husband and a kinder new possibility. Her efforts to choose a partner turn her professional and family life into a comic romantic dilemma.

McHugh approaches the physical changes and surprises of growing older with humor, drawing on her own active later life. She encourages women entering their fifties and beyond to keep seeking interests, adventures and opportunities for enjoyment.

Five tap dancers in their fifties gain an international engagement after their performance video attracts attention online. A Russian river cruise turns deadly when a crew member is murdered and a passenger disappears, drawing the women into the investigation.

The Happy Hoofers arrive in Paris to dance on a Bastille Day sightseeing cruise. When an important patron dies aboard the boat, the five friends must interrupt their French adventure to uncover a killer before tragedy strikes again.

A luxury train trip through northern Spain gives the Happy Hoofers a chance to perform their flamenco routine. When a talk-show host is murdered and Gini becomes the leading suspect, her friends step in to investigate.

The Happy Hoofers travel to Rio de Janeiro to entertain wealthy hotel guests during Carnival. Their celebration ends when a Brazilian companion is found dead, leaving the five dancers to unravel a murder amid the festivities.

A Christmas engagement at Radio City Music Hall brings the Happy Hoofers alongside the Rockettes. When a dancer is found dead beneath the stage, the friends investigate backstage rivalries while trying to keep their own show on course.