The Joe Grey Mysteries are a series of mysteries written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. The first book, Cat on the Edge, was published in April 1996 as a paperback original (ISBN 0-06-105600-6), as were the next two, Cat Under Fire (November 1996), and Cat Raise the Dead (May 1997). Cat Bearing Gifts was published in November 2012. "Cat on the Money" is a novella which was originally published in Cats Magazine. The magazine was discontinued before the story was finished. Only 8 chapters had been published. The entire story can be downloaded at the official site of The Joe Grey Mysteries.
Joe Grey -- A talking gray-and-white tomcat who solves murders and other crimes with the help of his mate Dulcie. Joe Grey has a docked tail after his tail was broken by a drunkard.
Dulcie -- A talking orange tabby cat, "the sharpest feline sleuth on the mystery scene--one cool cat, a clawed and formidable enemy of crime," Dulcie has solved numerous murders and other crimes with the help of her mate Joe Grey. Dulcie is also a library cat.
The Kit
Clyde Damen
Wilma Getz
Police Captain Max Harper
Charlie Getz/Harper
Detective Dallas Garza
Ryan Flannery
Detective Juana Davis
Rube
Lucinda Greenlaw
Pedric Greenlaw
Kate Osbourne
Lee Wark
Willow
Cotton
Coyote
Azrael
Hestig & Selig
Rock
Barney
Snowflake
Bucky
Redwing
Bernine Sage
Sicily Aronson
John Bern
Mabel Farthy/Hammond
Mavity Flowers
Cora Lee French
Susan Dorriss/Brittain
Lamb
Gabrielle Row
Dillon Thurwell
Helen Thurwell
John/Bob Thurwell
Lori Reed
Detective Kathleen Ray
Lieutenant Brennan
Hanni Coon
Dr. Jim Firetti
Greeley Urzey
George Jolly
Michael Flannery
Scott Flannery
# 1. Cat on the Edge (HarperPrism, 1996; Avon, ISBN 0-06-105600-6)
# 2. Cat Under Fire (HarperPrism, 1997; Avon, ISBN 0-06-105601-4). Winner of the Cat Writers' Association's 1997 Muse Medallion.
# 3. Cat Raise the Dead (HarperPrism, 1997; Avon, ISBN 0-06-105602-2). Winner of the Cat Writers' Association's 1998 Muse Medallion and President's Best-of-the-Best Awards.
# 4. Cat in the Dark (HarperPrism, 1999; Avon, ISBN 0-06-105947-1). Winner of the Cat Writers' Association's 1999 Muse Medallion.
# 5. Cat to the Dogs (HarperCollins, 2000. Hardcover: ISBN 0-06-105097-0. Paperback: Avon, ISBN 0-06-105988-9)
# 6. Cat Spitting Mad (HarperCollins, 2001. Hardcover: ISBN 0-06-105098-9. Paperback: Avon, ISBN 0-06-105989-7. Large print: Wheeler, 1-58-724158-7.) Winner of the Cat Writers' Association's 2001 Muse Medallion.
**Cat on the Money (Published in Cats Magazine and joegrey.com)
Cat Laughing Last
Cat Seeing Double
Cat Fear No Evil
Cat Cross Their Graves
Cat Breaking Free
Cat Pay the Devil
Cat Deck the Halls
Cat Playing Cupid
Cat Striking Back
Cat Coming Home
Cat Telling Tales
Cat Bearing Gifts
The Catswold Portal, also written by Murphy and originally published in 1992, is a sort of prequel to the Joe Grey series. Although not part of the Joe Grey series, The Catswold Portal is similar in that it also involves talking magical cat-people. The story takes place in the same locale as the Joe Grey series, only earlier, and explains the origins of the talking cats and how they came to be.
