Joe Grey Series by Shirley Rousseau Murphy

4.20 · 261 ratings
  • Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1)
    #1

    Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1996

    It's been quite a week for Joe Grey. First the large, powerful feline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language. Then he discovers he can speak it as well! It's a nightmare for a cat who'd prefer to sleep the day away carefree, but Joe can handle it. That is, until he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli -- and worse, to be seen witnessing it... more

  • Cat Under Fire (Joe Grey #2)
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    Cat Under Fire (Joe Grey #2)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings · published 1996

    A big, powerful, gray feline, Joe Grey is perfectly content with his remarkable ability to understand and communicate with humans -- especially now that he has company. A mysterious accident similar to the one that enabled him to speak and read has transformed his friend Dulcie as well. The trouble is, the cute tabby female not only hears human words, she believes them... more

  • Cat Raise the Dead: A Joe Grey Mystery (Joe Grey #3)
    #3

    Cat Raise the Dead: A Joe Grey Mystery (Joe Grey #3)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1997

    Joe Grey can't believe his human housemate Clyde would even consider volunteering him for the Animal Therapy program at the local nursing home, just when Joe was on the verge of solving the string of burglaries that has Molena Point residents shaking in their collective boots. But it turns out it's Dulcie, Joe's pretty little cat-friend, who came up with the idea of subjecting Joe to the cooing attentions of a bunch of doddering old coots... more

  • Cat in the Dark (Joe Grey #4)
    #4

    Cat in the Dark (Joe Grey #4)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1998

    "Of course I worry.What if the cops witness a cat opening a skylight andmasterminding a robbery?The tabloids will love it."There's a new pair of thieves in Molena Point, California, a renegade yellow-eyed tomcat with a cold disdain for the law,and a scruffy human partner who is no better. The two, clever and silent at their work, are bad news indeed to crime-solving cats Joe Grey and Dulcie... more

  • Cat to the Dogs (Joe Grey #5)
    #5

    Cat to the Dogs (Joe Grey #5)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1999

    A recent earthquake was only the beginning of the big trouble that plagues Molena Point, California. Joe Grey may be merely a cat, but he's already solved more murders than your average human detective, and he knows the "accident" on Hellhag Hill was anything but. Unfortunately Joe's somewhat erratic, if lovable, owner Clyde thinks cats should keep their paws out of police work, and locks Joe and his feline lady friend Dulcie out of the house when Officer Max Harper pays a social call... more

  • Cat Spitting Mad (Joe Grey #6)
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    Cat Spitting Mad (Joe Grey #6)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2000

    Hell hath no fury like a feline enraged. Though Joe Grey and Dulcie are merely housecats, they each have a strong sense of justice -- to complement their uncanny ability to read, speak, and use the telephone. And they're furious that Max Harper, police chief of Molena Pointand preferred target for Joe's harmless pranks, has been accused of a gruesome double murder.The fleet-footed sleuthing duo is intent upon restoring an old friend's good name... more

  • Cat Laughing Last (Joe Grey #7)
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    Cat Laughing Last (Joe Grey #7)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2001

    Fans of Lillian Jackson Braun and Rita Mae Brown and cat lovers everywhere will delight in this newest mystery featuring two furry felines on the scent of a killer.Famous novelist Elliot Traynor is temporarily living in Molena Point. He and his wife don't have much to do with the villagers, which is fine with them since no one particularly likes Vivi... more

  • Cat Seeing Double (Joe Grey #8)
    #8

    Cat Seeing Double (Joe Grey #8)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2003

    Romance is in the air in the charming seaside village of Molena Point, California. Everyone is excited about the upcoming wedding of its chief of police to the lovely Charlie Getz, even cool feline detective Joe Grey. But the festivities are interrupted when two uninvited guests try to blow up the church. Then one of the bride's good friends, building contractor Ryan Flannery, lands in a heap of trouble when her philandering husband is found dead... more

  • Cat Fear No Evil (Joe Grey #9)
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    Cat Fear No Evil (Joe Grey #9)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2004

    What's the perfect read for fans of New York Times bestselling mystery authors Lilian Jackson Braun and Rita Mae Brown? This delightful ninth Joe Grey Mystery from award–winning author Shirley Rousseau Murphy.When antiques and valuables begin to disappear from residents' homes, Joe Grey, Feline Detective, knows that something is very wrong in sleepy Molena Point, California... more

  • Cat Cross Their Graves (Joe Grey #10)
    #10

    Cat Cross Their Graves (Joe Grey #10)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2005

    The Barnes & Noble ReviewShirley Rousseau Murphy's popular mystery series features quick-witted cats who are also expert investigators. This installment finds the quiet town of Molena Point, California, devastated by the murder of local celebrity Patty Rose: A former actress famed for her WWII-era Hollywood musicals, Patty was beloved for her many acts of kindness and generosity in the town she'd called home since her retirement... more

  • Cat Breaking Free (Joe Grey #11)
    #11

    Cat Breaking Free (Joe Grey #11)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2005

    The fur starts flying when a gang from L.A. comes up to tranquil Molena Point, California, and begins breaking into the village's quaint shops. The fur of Joe Grey, Feline P.I., that is. After all, Molena Point has been his home since he was a kitten eating scraps from the garbage behind the local delicatessen, and he doesn't take well to marauding strangers... more

  • Cat Pay the Devil (Joe Grey #12)
    #12

    Cat Pay the Devil (Joe Grey #12)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2007

    Molena Point, California, should be a tranquil place. Nestled quietly on the Pacific coast miles below San Francisco, it's not the kind of town escaped convicts seek out... more

  • Cat Deck the Halls (Joe Grey #13)
    #13

    Cat Deck the Halls (Joe Grey #13)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2007

    Christmas in the charming seaside village of Molena Point, California, has always been a traditional affair—but not this holiday season. Instead of singing carols and climbing into Christmas trees, Joe Grey, feline P.I., is faced with his most difficult case yet—and that's saying a lot for a wily tomcat who for years has been solving crimes the police can't even crack.A stranger lies dead beneath the village Christmas tree, with a little child the only witness to the shooting... more

  • Cat Playing Cupid (Joe Grey #14)
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    Cat Playing Cupid (Joe Grey #14)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2009

    Love—and murder—are in the air . . .It took Joe Grey's human, Clyde Damen, nearly forever to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ryan Flannery, and what more romantic time to tie the knot than on Valentine's Day? But dark secrets from the past soon threaten to destroy everyone's happiness.First, a body discovered many miles away reopens a ten-year-old cold case involving a man who disappeared days before his own wedding... more

  • Cat Striking Back (Joe Grey #15)
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    Cat Striking Back (Joe Grey #15)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2009

    "Why is it, Joe, that you are always the one to find the body?"On a lovely moonlit night, while carrying a gift of mice to a litter of kittens, Joe Grey stumbles upon a murder scene. Behind an empty house, in an empty swimming pool, there's blood, the smell of human death, and drag marks. But there's no victim—and it's hard to prove a crime without a corpse.Driven by stubborn feline curiosity, Joe Grey sets out to investigate... more

  • Cat Coming Home (Joe Grey #16)
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    Cat Coming Home (Joe Grey #16)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2010

    “That was no accident.”Escaping Los Angeles and theugly memories of her son’s recentmurder, Maudie Toola returns to her childhood home of Molena Point with her orphaned grandson, facing the upcoming Christmas holiday with trepidation. But she is not aware that the small seaside village is being plagued by a series of brutal attacks on single women . . . orthat the heartless fiend who shattered her world hasfollowed her here... more

  • Cat Telling Tales (Joe Grey #17)
    #17

    Cat Telling Tales (Joe Grey #17)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2011

    “Joe Grey and Dulcie aren’t your ordinary feline detectives. Murphy’s raised the stakes of the feline sleuth genre.”—Kirkus Reviews“These Joe Grey mysteries will stay popular for many years to come.”—Tampa TribuneMystery fans and cat lovers alike rejoice. The infallible feline sleuthing team of Joe Grey, Dulcie, and Kit return in Cat Telling Tales—author Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s seventeenth ingenious whodunit that once again gives readers a cat’s eye view of crime, murder, and mayhem... more

  • Cat Bearing Gifts (Joe Grey #18)
    #18

    Cat Bearing Gifts (Joe Grey #18)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2012

    In this latest entry in Shirley Rousseau Murphy's award-winning series, feline P.I. Joe Grey and his four-legged cohorts are plunged into a nightmarish mystery.On the way home from visiting their friend Kate Osborne, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash... more

  • Cat Shout for Joy (Joe Grey #19)
    #19

    Cat Shout for Joy (Joe Grey #19)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2016

    Awaiting the birth of his first kittens, feline P. I. Joe Grey, his companion Dulcie, and their furry sleuthing pals must unmask a killer preying on some of the most vulnerable citizens in the charming California coastal community of Molena Point.For Joe Grey and Dulcie, life is a bittersweet mix of endings and beginnings. While they joyfully await their first litter, they are also sad for their friend, the old yellow cat Misto, whose time on earth is drawing to an end... more

  • Cat Shining Bright: A Joe Grey Mystery (Joe Grey #20)
    #20

    Cat Shining Bright: A Joe Grey Mystery (Joe Grey #20)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2018

    The stakes are higher and more personal than ever for feline investigator Joe Grey when death comes to his beloved coastal California town in this twentieth installment of the enchanting cat mystery series.While new father Joe Grey is overjoyed to teach his three young kittens about the world, he misses his cop work — secretly helping solve crimes alongside his human friends at Molena Point P. D... more

  • Cat Chase the Moon: A Joe Grey Mystery: The Joe Grey Mysteries, book 21 (Joe Grey #21)
    #21

    Cat Chase the Moon: A Joe Grey Mystery: The Joe Grey Mysteries, book 21 (Joe Grey #21)

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2019

    Feline P. I. Joe Grey and his friends pounce on three investigations that may connect to one larger mystery—including one case that is very personal—in this hair-raising installment in Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s beloved, award-winning seriesJoe Grey and his partner, Dulcie, are frantic when Courtney, their pretty teen-kitten goes missing. Aided by their two- and four-legged friends, they hit the streets of Molina Point in search of their calico girl... more

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