Nancy Martin Books in Order
Nancy Martin has written 37 books, published between 1980 and 2016. The first book is Showdown (1980) and the newest is Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1980–2016
- Confirmed
- 2 of 37 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,097 in 23 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 102–152 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,097 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Nancy Martin is the author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries, with subjects that include socialites, sisters, women detectives and Philadelphia. The catalogue holds 37 books from Showdown (1980) to Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016). Early titles include Black Diamonds (1984), Nightcap (1986), Hit Man (1989) and Looking for Trouble (1990). Other series are Roxy Abruzzo, Miss Ruffles Mysteries and Opposite Attract. Subjects also include romance, women journalists and murder investigation. No new Martin title has appeared since 2016.
How many Nancy Martin books are there?
Nancy Martin has 37 books, released between 1980 and 2016. They include 4 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.
Nancy Martin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Nancy Martin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Showdown1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 2Black Diamonds1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 3Beyond the Dream1985 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/419853032/4
- 4Nightcap1986 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/419863042/4
- 5An Unexpected Pleasure1986 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/419863042/4
- 6Sable and Secrets1988 · 301 pages · confirmed 2/419883012/4
- 7Hit Man1989 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419891922/4
- 8A Living Legend1990 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/419901882/4
- 9Ready, Willing and Abel1990 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/419901942/4
- 10Looking for Trouble1990 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/419901882/4
- 1119922503/4
- 1219922483/4
- 13Good Golly, Miss Molly1993 · confirmed 2/41993–2/4
- 15Wish Upon a Star1994 · confirmed 2/41994–2/4
- 1619951922/4
- 1719961922/4
- 18Vanilla Blood1996 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/419963242/4
- 1919981922/4
- 2020022602/4
- 2120032542/4
- 2220043102/4
- 2320052882/4
- 242006–2/4
- 2520062722/4
- 2620073682/4
- 272008–2/4
- 282010–2/4
- 2920112942/4
- 302012–2/4
- 312012–2/4
- 322013–2/4
- 332014–2/4
- 3420143722/4
- 352014–2/4
- 3620153072/4
- 372016–2/4
Nancy Martin characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Blackbird Sisters books in order 15 books
Nancy Martin books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Blackbird Sisters Mysteries in order
15 books- 1. How to Murder a Millionaire
- 2. Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds
- 3. Some Like It Lethal
- 4. Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
- 5. Mick Abruzzo's Story
- 6. Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too
- 7. A Crazy Little Thing Called Death
- 8. Murder Melts in Your Mouth
- 9. Slay Belles
- 10. No Way to Kill a Lady
- 11. Little Black Book of Murder
- 12. Mick Abruzzo: The Second Wire
- and 3 more in the table above
Opposite Attract in order
3 booksWelcome To Tyler in order
2 books- 1. Whirlwind
- 4. Monkey Wrench
Roxy Abruzzo in order
2 booksMiss Ruffles Mysteries in order
1 bookStandalone books
14 books14 Nancy Martin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nancy Martin books in order?
You only need to read Nancy Martin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Nancy Martin
Start with How to Murder a Millionaire (2002), the first Blackbird Sisters book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Showdown (1980).
What is the newest Nancy Martin book?
Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016) is the newest Nancy Martin book released so far.
Is there a new Nancy Martin book coming?
No next Nancy Martin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nancy Martin at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Nancy Martin title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Nancy Martin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,097 pages across the 23 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nancy Martin books, 12 of 37, were published in the 1990s.
What the Nancy Martin books are about
21 of the 37 Nancy Martin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: blackbird sisters (fictitious characters) is tagged on 9 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Blackbird Sisters (Fictitious characters) 9 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 21 books
- Socialites 6 of 21 books
- Sisters 4 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 21 books
- Crimes against 3 of 21 books
- Investigation 3 of 21 books
- Murder 3 of 21 books
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 3 of 21 books
- Romance 3 of 21 books
- Women journalists 3 of 21 books