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Rita Mae Brown Books in Order

9 series including Mrs. Murphy, "Sister" Jane 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.

Cover of High Hearts
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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Cover of Sudden Death
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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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Rita Mae Brown’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

9 series · 77 books

Mags Rogers Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Nose for Justice 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Murder Unleashed 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Mrs. Murphy Series

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

Rita Mae Brown Collections

0 of 2 read
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1 Songs to a Handsome Woman ( With: Ginger Legato) 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Poems 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rita Mae Brown Non-Fiction Books

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

Rita Mae Brown Anthologies

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

Rita Mae Brown Anthologies

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

novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist (born 1944)

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