Impoverished Philadelphia heiress Nora Blackbird has agreed to wed Mick Abruzzo, son of New Jersey's most notorious mobster, leaving the city's blu...
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May 12, 2009
Kayeb
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Just a fun read.... I liked the main character and her family, intrigued by her relationship with Mick, and where that may go, all in all I will read others in this series.
Impoverished Philadelphia heiress Nora Blackbird has agreed to wed Mick Abruzzo, son of New Jersey's most notorious mobster, leaving the city's bluebloods in shock. Then Nora and her sisters get some ominous news-Sweet Penny Devine, ex-Hollywood starlet and daughter of the Philadelphia Devines, has mysteriously dis More...
Impoverished Philadelphia heiress Nora Blackbird has agreed to wed Mick Abruzzo, son of New Jersey's most notorious mobster, leaving the city's bluebloods in shock. Then Nora and her sisters get some ominous news-Sweet Penny Devine, ex-Hollywood starlet and daughter of the Philadelphia Devines, has mysteriously dis More...
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Sep 05, 2009
Mailis
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Dialog Martin writes is always funny and to the point and keeps surprising me to no end...even something frivolous can be satisfying if its been done so well...and the frustration of having meddling relatives is real and sometimes i think the main heroine should be awarded as worlds most patient sister, but in the end the comedyball keeps rolling with vigor, martin writes a pretty darn good book...this one has a little drama in it too, and it only adds warmth to it all...it never gets to sappy o
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Aug 02, 2010
Jann
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The sixth outing for the Blackbird sisters.
Nora suffered a miscarriage. She is now engaged to Michael Abruzzo, son of a notorious New Jersey mobster.
In this book, former child star Penny Devine goes missing. Penny's brother, Porter "Potty" Devine, throws a memorial party and polo match instead of a funeral. Nora finds what could be Penny's severed hand and this puts a damper on the festivities.
More frothy fun.
Nora suffered a miscarriage. She is now engaged to Michael Abruzzo, son of a notorious New Jersey mobster.
In this book, former child star Penny Devine goes missing. Penny's brother, Porter "Potty" Devine, throws a memorial party and polo match instead of a funeral. Nora finds what could be Penny's severed hand and this puts a damper on the festivities.
More frothy fun.
Jun 12, 2009
Once i pic up the book from the library i was like, oo i will enjoy this book and i did. Nora Blackbird a little detective in this book who tries to crack the secrets of life. There were many parts when she try to solve some cases that she made some really funny mistakes and it cracked me up. This book is very funny but yet mystically interesting.
Feb 01, 2009
Elise
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I really like this series. This one was pretty true to form. I found it less hysterically funny, though several scenes made me laugh out loud. On the other hand, I thought several of the characters were getting a little actual depth. Overall, very enoyable.
Aug 14, 2010
Melinda
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If you enjoy the Janet Evanovich series, this is a good comparable. Quirky family, hunky love interest, and murder & fun mayhem. Martin the author is easy and fast in style.
Jan 19, 2012
Kelly
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I am not reading these in order, just as they come in at the library, so it can be a bit disorienting. I like this one very much.
Sep 03, 2009
Heather
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I coulnd't figure it out, and there were a couple of great twists at the end. I can't wait to read more mysteries from this author.
May 09, 2009
Susan
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a mystery series with a female detective that doesn't include cats, recipes, chocolate facts or cutsie titles. Who would have thunk?
Jul 09, 2011
Jo
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It's fun but I must admit the rotten children and annoying sisters are overdone.
Oct 31, 2008
Mastermia
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My absolute least favorite of all the books in this series. I enjoyed aspects, but the mystery got to be eyrollingly ridiculous and the addition of Ben Bloom as a potential rival for Nora’s affections was laughable. I know that happily ever after leads to dull characters, but the constant will-they-or-won’t-they gets to be tedious. I still enjoy some of the regular characters, but the whole thing seemed forced and a little haphazard to me.
Mar 29, 2008
Alexandra
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Jan 22, 2011
Jan
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Nora finds herself in the middle of yet another mystery, this time: What happened to a local celebrity and whose hand was it that she found at the polo match? Yep, it can only be a Blackbird Sisters Mystery. These books never fail to delight. The couture alone is worth reading the book. But there is so much more. Best read in series, otherwise, the mind just might boggle.
Feb 02, 2009
Kristen
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It's been a little over a year since I read her books in the series. Still, although I jumped #5 in the cozy series and read #6 out of order, it's still an enjoyable good read to peruse with bits of humor and intrigue. I'll be reading #5, 7-8 later this year. What a great read in 3 days.
Oct 17, 2008
A light hearted mystery, I enjoyed it. It was fluffy and light but never got too bogged down in details. I would read another one of these.
Aug 03, 2011
Janeene
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This is a very easy read-one of those mindless not great depth books but still enjoyable.
Aug 11, 2011
Susan
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Okay, so I read the series out of order..darn. Still as good as the others!
