Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown is an American feminist writer, poet, and activist best known for her debut novel Rubyfruit Jungle (1973), a seminal coming-of-age story about a young lesbian. Born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and adopted by relatives, she was involved in civil rights, lesbian feminism, and co-founded groups like the Student Homophile League and The Furies, while authoring mystery series like Mrs. Murphy and poetry collections. She received the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award in 2015 for her contributions to LGBT literature.[1][2][3]
Fiction
Mystery
Poetry
Feminist Literature
Hounded to Death: A Novel
The Hounds and the Fury: A Novel
Fox Tracks
A Nose for Justice: A Novel
Pawing Through the Past: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Hiss of Death
The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Sneaky Pie for President: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Cat's Eyewitness: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Sneaky Pie for President
The Tell-tale Horse: A Novel
Murder Unleashed: A Novel
Murder at Monticello
Hotspur
Murder Unleashed
Cat's Eyewitness (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small
The Hunt Ball (Foxhunting Mysteries)
Sour Puss (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
Fox Tracks
The Big Cat Nap
Hiss of Death
The Cat of the Century