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Rita Mae Brown Books in Order

9 series including Mrs. Murphy Series, "Sister" Jane Series and more

★ 3 NYT bestsellers 9 series 77 books Latest: Sealed with a Hiss (2025)

Rita Mae Brown has been writing since 1970, producing 77 books in that time. The catalogue splits into 9 series, with Mrs. Murphy the most substantial at 33 books. The newest book on our shelves is Sealed with a Hiss (2025).

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1 Mags Rogers 2 Mrs. Murphy 3 Runnymede 4 "Sister" Jane 5 Rita Mae Brown Other Novels 6 Rita Mae Brown Collections 7 Rita Mae Brown Non-Fiction Books 8 Rita Mae Brown Anthologies 9 Rita Mae Brown Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

3 books

Rita Mae Brown has placed 3 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 10 weeks on the charts.

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High Hearts
Rita Mae Brown Other Novels

5 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #12 · debuted May 1986

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Sudden Death
Rita Mae Brown Other Novels

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #12 · debuted May 1983

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Reading Order

9 series · 77 books
A Nose for Justice by Rita Mae Brown

Mags Rogers Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Nose for Justice 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Murder Unleashed 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown

Mrs. Murphy Series

0 of 33 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Wish You Were Here 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Rest in Pieces 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Murder at Monticello 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Pay Dirt 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Murder, She Meowed 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Murder on the Prowl 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Cat on the Scent 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Pawing Through the Past 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Claws and Effect 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Catch as Cat Can 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Tail of the Tip-Off 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Whisker of Evil 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Cat's Eyewitness 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Sour Puss 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Puss 'n Cahoots 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Purrfect Murder 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Santa Clawed 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Cat of the Century 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Hiss of Death 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Big Cat Nap 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Sneaky Pie for President 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 The Litter of the Law 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Nine Lives to Die 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Tail Gait 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Tall Tail 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 A Hiss Before Dying 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Probable Claws 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Whiskers in the Dark 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Furmidable Foes 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Claws for Alarm 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hiss & Tell 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 Feline Fatale 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Sealed with a Hiss 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Rita Mae Brown Other Novels

0 of 9 read
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1 Rubyfruit Jungle 1973 🏆 Lee Lynch Classic Book AwardFull award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 In Her Day 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Southern Discomfort 1982 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Sudden Death 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 High Hearts 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Venus Envy 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Dolley 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Riding Shotgun 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Alma Mater 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Songs to a Handsome Woman by Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown Collections

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Songs to a Handsome Woman with Ginger Legato 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Poems 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Plain Brown Rapper by Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown Non-Fiction Books

0 of 5 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Plain Brown Rapper 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Rita Mae Brown Anthologies

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Hand That Cradles the Rock 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Rita Mae Brown Anthologies

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Sisterhood is Powerful 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Hand That Cradles the Rock 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Cries of the Spirit 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 I'd Kill For That 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups. Brown received the Pioneer Award for lifetime achievement at the Lambda Literary Awards in 2015.

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