Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Biographer for Joe Grey, PI, the sharpest feline sleuth on the mystery scene--one cool cat, a clawed and formidable enemy of crime.
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STARRED REVIEW!
Publisher's Weekly, on Cat Fear No Evil:
"[S]uperior cat cozy, the ninth entry in Murphy's popular series... As
usual, the relationships between the lively human characters and the talking
cats in whom they confide their problems provide as much interest as the
crime solving. The intricate and absorbing plot keeps the reader in suspense
throughout."
Booklist, on Cat Fear No
Evil:
"Once again the delightful mix of humans, sentient cats, mystery, and
humor remains true to the preceding books in the series."
Kirkus, on Cat Laughing
Last:
"[T]he series premise remains delicious, executed with wry pungency and
affection for life's small pleasures."
Publisher's Weekly, on Cat
Spitting Mad:
"Cat lovers will cuddle right up to Joe and his pals, but the story
has plenty of murder and mayhem for those who take their detective
fiction straight up."
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This makes our eighth best novel award from CWA, and we cats are more than thrilled. So, of course, is our biographer. Murphy, and we cats, want to thank the Cat Writers Association and its many prestigious sponsors, and to thank, in particular, those most perceptive contest judges. The Cat Writers Association is a great group of bright and talented people, and of course all their various cats are lucky indeed to be, as it were, associate members.
When I hear people ask, "You mean there’s a whole association of cat writers? A national association complete with a website?" I have to give them a big cat laugh.
Cat writers are everywhere, folks, they write for national magazines and for your newspaper, and their books are in every bookstore, offering serious advice about the care and medical problems and training of ordinary cats (not speaking cats! Who could train a speaking cat? I’d like to see someone try!) There are fiction writers who dote on the feline persona, too, and there are wonderful writers of true stories like the recent bestseller, Dewey, which made Dulcie and Kit cry.
And of course there’s our own biographer. Murphy pretends the tales she tells are fiction, but what else can she do? A secret is a secret. She shares the real truth only with you, with our beloved readers.
So here we are with another handsome Muse Medallion to be framed for Murphy’s office, and that is, indeed, a very fine Christmas gift. We cats hope that you and your cats, and all your lesser animal friends (such as dogs), have a wonderful Christmas -- that your Christmas is filled with love, with soft and beautiful gifts and, needless to say, with a turkey browning in the oven.
Cat Striking Back is now on the shelves, folks, to help fill your gift list, and Cat Coming Home is in the works for next Christmas. A long time to wait, but this mystery makes me feel as if I’ve turned into a four-legged shrink. Trying to figure out this victim has all three of us cats working overtime -- is this soft little lady only a victim, or is she trouble waiting to happen?
Your pals, Joe Grey, Dulcie and Kit, and Rock, and all our feral friends.
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| **Cat on the Money is not available in print form, only here at this website. The first 8 chapters were originally published as a serial in Cats Magazine, which was discontinued before it was complete. The entire story will remain online; just click on the title. New! Cat on the Money can now be downloaded as a single printable PDF file, in addition being read online chapter by chapter.) |
All of the Joe Grey books, plus The Catswold Portal, are in print. If you can't find them, any bookstore can order them for you--just ask! Independent bookstores in particular are happy to provide this service for their customers.
You can see the jackets and descriptions of all the Joe Grey books in reverse order of publication, with the newest first, by clicking on "Cat Mysteries" in the navigation bar above.
If you have a question about the stories or about Shirley Rousseau Murphy, be sure to look at the FAQ Page to see if it's answered! Click on "Author FAQ" below.
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Shirley Rousseau Murphy is not online, but if you send e-mail to her at
murphy@joegrey.com it will be promptly forwarded via fax modem, as will the comments in the Guest Book.
Order Signed Copies
Signed copies of in-print editions are available from The Works in Pacific Grove, California.
You can place orders for signed books there with Robert Marcum, info@theworkspg.com or online at www.theworkspg.com, mentioning signing in the "special instructions" box. Or you can phone 831-372-2242, or mail to The Works, 667 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
Also, M Is for Mystery in San Mateo, California will take orders for signed copies of the new hardcover Cat Striking Back and unsigned paperbacks of all the Joe Grey books and The Catswold Portal. Toll-free phone 888-405-8077; e-mail info@MforMystery.com.
Shirley Rousseau Murphy does not sell copies of her in-print books personally. She does have signed copies of some of her out-of-print children's books and fantasy novels available at low discount prices -- click on "Children's Books" and "Fantasy Novels" above.
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The Joe Grey books have won eight Muse Medallion awards! |
| For best cat novel of the year from the national Cat Writers' Association, presented at their annual conferences. |
| Cat Under Fire
Cat Raise the Dead Cat in the Dark Cat Spitting Mad | 
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Cat Laughing Last
Cat Seeing Double Cat Cross Their Graves Cat Playing Cupid |
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