Shirley Rousseau Murphy Books in Order

Karen and Tom flee an abusive uncle and head north toward the coast they once called home. Along the way they find wild ponies, thieves, and a rough new circle of allies.

Melani spots a silvery horse standing above the fog near her family's big old San Francisco house. The mystery of that strange stallion turns one summer into adventure.

Resshie, daughter of the east wind, longs for the sky and the freedom it promises. This spare, mythic picture book follows her toward love, loss, and a different kind of immortality.

Fifteen-year-old Jenny Middle tries to hold her family together through poverty, constant moves, addiction, and her mother's chaos. It's a hard, compassionate coming-of-age story about grit and survival.

Bethany's hidden ESP gifts pull her toward disturbing visions and questions she can't ignore. What starts as private fear becomes a searching story about identity and power.

This grounded retelling of Cinderella gives Thursey a fuller life, sharper choices, and a believable medieval world. Murphy keeps the romance, but makes the heroine sturdier and more human.

Zephy and the goatherd Thorn learn they are Seers, a discovery that puts them in terrible danger. To survive, they must flee a brutal city and begin the search tied to a mysterious runestone.

A witch pig with a gift for flying the wind finds her freedom threatened by a demon's spell. It is a brisk fantasy about stubborn magic and a very unusual hero.

After her aunt's death leaves her alone, Soonie goes looking for her fortune. She finds it in true fairy-tale fashion, by outwitting danger and rescuing princesses from a dragon.

Child Seer Ramad sets out to find the runestone with help from an ancient bell and the thinking wolves it commands. His journey reaches into the older history of Ere and the fight against dark powers.

The broken runestone still haunts Ere, and the struggle to restore it grows wider and stranger. Ramad and his companions cross perilous ground, and even Time itself, as dark Seers close in.

Now facing greater forces of darkness, the Seers of Carriol find their foresight clouded by the monster Hape. Ramad and his allies must keep moving even when the enemy can blind what they see.

The long battle over the Runestone of Eresu reaches its climax in this series finale. Old enmities, new sacrifices, and the fate of Ere all turn on whether the stone can be made whole.

Insulted by what books say about mice, Elmo Doolan sets out to research the truth. This playful library adventure turns curiosity into a quest.

When floodwater carries Tattie's house away, she takes aboard a mixed cargo of people and animals. The result is a cheerful river adventure with a floating-home twist.

Rory, a wandering kangaroo rat, teams up with a boy and a pet lemming to restore a model Fairey Fox airplane. Their scheme to get it flying also helps save the town from a plague of starlings.

A demon dreams up an unusual Valentine's gift in hopes of winning a lady dragon's heart. It is a sly, affectionate fantasy built on courtship and comic trouble.

As raiders invade Tirror, a singing dragon wakes and begins searching for Tebriel, son of a murdered king. Hidden among talking otters, Teb is drawn toward the fight for his world's future.

Tebriel and his dragon Seastrider can turn music into power. To challenge the Dark, they must find allies, stir rebellion, and recover a talisman hidden in Dacia.

The war for Tirror reaches its last stage as dragonbards and singing dragons try to unite a broken world. Tebriel must face the dark lord Quazelzeg in the strange Castle of Doors.

When David gains the Medallion of the Black Hound, he is swept into the world of Meryn. There he must join a classic struggle between good and evil.

Rick wants to catch a beautiful wild mouse and keep it as a pet, but Christmas plans keep slipping sideways. A younger cousin, and the mouse itself, teach him gentler lessons.

A carved doorway leads from an artist's garden into a hidden realm ruled by a cruel queen. Melissa, who can live as both girl and magical cat, must claim her past and fight for freedom.

When Joe Grey becomes the only witness to a murder, his new ability to speak turns him into the hunted. Hiding out in Molena Point, he teams up with clever tabby Dulcie to expose the killer.

Joe Grey and Dulcie chase proof that a man has been wrongly accused. Their cat-sized view of hidden places lets them uncover the clues the police missed.

Volunteer visits to a nursing home lead Joe Grey and Dulcie into a string of grim murders. What begins as a kindly errand turns into one of their darkest cases.

A sinister stranger cat named Azrael prowls Molena Point, predicting death and spreading fear. Joe and Dulcie must stop the human crimes around him without exposing their own secret.

After a car plunges off a cliff, Joe Grey suspects murder, not accident. As Dulcie fusses over two orphaned puppies, the cats follow the trail into a tense small-town investigation.

When evidence seems to frame Police Chief Max Harper for murder and a young girl vanishes, Joe Grey refuses to stay out of it. He and Dulcie race a killer, and a prowling cougar, through the hills.

A yard sale, an online auction, and a killing pull Joe and Dulcie into a case that keeps widening. Their rooftop spying and feline break-ins uncover greed, theft, and murder.

On the eve of a wedding, a small feral kit helps stop a bombing, then another murder points toward Ryan Flannery. Joe, Dulcie, and Kit hunt the truth before the wrong human takes the blame.

This mystery anthology gathers short crime stories by several writers, including Murphy's cat-centered tale Tomcat. It is a quick sampler of domestic trouble with a deadly edge.

A waiter dies at Charlie Harper's art opening, and old enemy Azrael slips back into Molena Point. Joe and Dulcie find murder, fear, and bad company circling close to home.

A gang from Los Angeles brings burglaries, caged feral cats, and murder to peaceful Molena Point. Joe, Dulcie, and Kit dive in fast, while Kit faces painful questions about freedom and home.

The discovery of graves tied to vanished children gives Joe Grey and Dulcie a haunting case. What looks like buried history soon becomes present danger.

Edited by Murphy, this holiday anthology mixes classic and original cat pieces from several writers. It is made for readers who like their Christmas with whiskers, warmth, and a little mischief.

Christmas cheer fades when Joe Grey and friends are drawn into a hard new case. Holiday lights, village gatherings, and sharp danger make for a tense seasonal mystery.

An escaped convict, a state's witness, and a string of shootings put Molena Point on edge. Joe, Dulcie, and Kit have to move quickly before the killer strikes again.

As Clyde and Ryan prepare for a Valentine's wedding, two bodies and an old disappearance threaten the celebration. Joe and his feline partners chase the link between a cold case and fresh murder.

Joe finds signs of a murder in an empty swimming pool, even though there is no body. With burglaries spreading and a feral cat joining the hunt, the trio faces a killer still close by.

A grieving grandmother returns to Molena Point with her orphaned grandson while attacks on local women unsettle the village. An old prison cat named Misto links the human mysteries and steals the heart of the story.

In this short novella, Joe and Dulcie stumble onto a murder and a hidden cache of cash near the coast. It fits neatly between Cat Spitting Mad and Cat Laughing Last.

A suspicious fire, a sudden death, and unexpected human and feline guests put Joe, Dulcie, and Kit on alert. The case also touches the quiet sorrow of pets left behind.

This ebook edition of Poor Jenny, Bright As A Penny follows fifteen-year-old Jenny Middle through poverty, upheaval, and family damage. It is a tough, humane story about endurance and growing up fast.

A crash on the coast, a missing treasure, and a dead thief pull Joe Grey's circle into trouble. Past and present collide as Kit and the others try to sort murder from old secrets.

Paroled thief Lee Fontana is tempted into one last dangerous job by the devil himself. Luckily for Lee, a sharp ghost prison cat named Misto is watching his back.

Wrongly condemned Morgan Blake finds an ally in old con Lee Fontana, while Morgan's daughter bonds with the ghost cat Misto. Together they try to outwit the devil and expose the real killer.

While Joe and Dulcie wait for their kittens to arrive, they hunt a predator targeting vulnerable people in Molena Point. Joy and grief travel together as old yellow Misto nears the end of his life.

Courtney, Joe and Dulcie's calico daughter, disappears just as a beating and a burglary stall the police. Joe's frantic search turns into a three-way mystery with family at the center.

Joe is busy learning fatherhood when a salon murder and a stalker near Dulcie's home drag him back into detective work. The new kittens make the danger, and the fun, even livelier.