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A Crazy Little Thing Called Death
While wearing an engagement ring big enough to signal the space station in this updated sixth Blackbird mystery, impoverished Philadelphia heiress Nora Blackbird has finally agreed to marry Mick Abruzzo, maybe New Jersey’s most notorious mob boss. But the Blackbird sisters find themselves distracted from wedding plans by the disappearance of former Hollywood starlet Sweet Penny Devine. It’s polo players, a handsome foodie, some animal rights activists, and one very determined gold digger who seem to be connected to Penny’s demise. Will Nora’s high society murder be solved before the wedding bells ring? Or will mobsters break up the party? It’s more well-dressed fun among the blue-bloods for Nora Blackbird.
In this updated version of the seventh Blackbird Sisters mystery, a Main Line society scandal explodes when a noted Philadelphia philanthropist takes a high dive. Did he fall, or was he pushed? Down, but hardly out heiress Nora Blackbird turns sleuth when her friend Lexie becomes the prime suspect in the blue-blooded murder. Nora’s trouble-making sisters manage to make mayhem of their own, with wild child Emma inconveniently pregnant, and Libby falling hard for the driver of a Rolls-Royce that hit her in the street. The murder investigation is complicated by the return of Nora’s scandalous parents and the appearance of a long-lost relative who brings even more quirky trouble to whole Blackbird family, and it's just about too much for Mick Abruzzo to handle. The fizz is flying in Philadelphia.
In this updated version of the Blackbird Sisters classic, hot and haute glamorous Philadelphia heiress Nora Blackbird is hot on the trail of a killer when she and her exasperating sisters discover their great aunt Madeline Blackbird has died in a volcanic eruption on a distant island—or did she?—leaving her decaying estate to the Blackbird relatives. Nora’s special bond with the flamboyant Madeleine compels her to seek the truth. With an unscrupulous lawyer acting like a skunk, and her aunt’s amorous step-son tagging along, Nora’s investigation seems to be going nowhere until Mick Abruzzo, her mobbed-up boyfriend—or is he her husband now?—steps in to help. Put the champagne on ice and settle in for another Blackbird Sisters adventure.
In this newly updated version of the beloved Blackbird series, society columnist Nora Blackbird is thrust into the world of celebrity tabloid gossip when a billionaire buys the farm in her beloved Bucks County. She’s supposed to write a profile of Swain Starr, the famous fashion designer who has retired to grow organic vegetables with his former supermodel wife, Zephyr. But before Nora can get the story, the mogul is murdered, and now her exasperating new Aussie editor Gus Hardwicke wants her to score the exclusive on who killed Starr. Nora’s sisters and her maybe-husband Mick Abruzzo complicate her life more than usual, but it’s Gus who has Nora burning up on the barbie. There’s also the matter of Starr’s missing pig, which might be the key to solving this mystery and the way Nora can bring home the bacon.
While pregnant Nora relaxes in her best friend’s Bucks County pool in this updated version of the Blackbird Sisters’ favorite, she doesn’t have far to look for her next big story. A Broadway show is in rehearsal next door and the home of legendary late composer, “Toodles” Tuttle. His diva widow, Boom Book, controls his estate with an iron fist, and she’s racked up a chorus line of enemies along the way. The old broad’s death is a hotly anticipated event, so imagine the dismay when it’s Boom Boom’s beloved daughter Jenny who drops dead just as the footlights are set to go up. The biggest obstacle to solving the case may be Nora’s obnoxious Aussie boss, Gus Hardwicke—that is, until an even more formidable shadow falls across Nora’s life. It’s Mick Abruzzo’s indomitable mother Bridget O’Halloran who stands firmly in the way of their happily ever after.
About the Author
Nancy Martin is the bestselling author of over fifty novels full of wit, mystery and maybe too much sex appeal. She used to write romance novels, but turns out it’s more fun to kill people... at least on paper. Her mysteries combine a Sex and the City with a little Cabot Cove and a dash of Agatha Christie to keep readers turning pages late into the night. She’s a lifelong Pennsylvanian, except when traveling with her husband, Mr. Football. Her favorite things are Venice, books in the bathtub, someone else’s puppies, and her own grandchildren. Find her at