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Blackbird Sisters Books in Order

Blackbird Sisters by Nancy Martin contains 15 books, published between 2002 and 2016. The first book is How to Murder a Millionaire (2002) and the newest is Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2002–2016
Pages on record
2,124 in 7 of 15 books
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The Blackbird Sisters are the fictitious sisters who give Nancy Martin's Blackbird Sisters Mysteries its name. Fifteen books feature the sisters, from How to Murder a Millionaire (2002) to Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016). Catalogue subjects set the stories in Philadelphia and tag socialites, millionaires, women journalists and women detectives. Other titles include Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds, Some Like It Lethal and Slay Belles.

How many Blackbird Sisters books are there?

Blackbird Sisters has 15 books, released between 2002 and 2016.

Blackbird Sisters Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Blackbird Sisters 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.

  1. Cover of How to Murder a Millionaire by Nancy Martin, book 1 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2002)
  2. Cover of Some Like It Lethal by Nancy Martin, book 3 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2004)
  3. Cover of Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die by Nancy Martin, book 4 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2005)
  4. Cover of Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too by Nancy Martin, book 6 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2006)
  5. Cover of A Crazy Little Thing Called Death by Nancy Martin, book 7 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2007)
  6. Cover of Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin, book 8 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2008)
  7. Cover of No Way to Kill a Lady by Nancy Martin, book 10 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2012)
  8. Cover of Little Black Book of Murder by Nancy Martin, book 11 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2013)
  9. Cover of A Little Night Murder by Nancy Martin, book 13 of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries series (2014)
  1. 1
    How to Murder a MillionaireBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #12002 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002260
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  2. 2
    Dead Girls Don't Wear DiamondsBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #22003 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003254
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  3. 3
    Some Like It LethalBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #32004 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004310
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  4. 4
    Cross Your Heart and Hope to DieBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #42005 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005288
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  5. 5
    Mick Abruzzo's StoryBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #52006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    Have Your Cake and Kill Him TooBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #62006 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006272
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  7. 7
    A Crazy Little Thing Called DeathBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #72007 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007368
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  8. 8
    Murder Melts in Your MouthBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #82008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  9. 9
    Slay BellesBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    No Way to Kill a LadyBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #102012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Little Black Book of MurderBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #112013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Mick Abruzzo: The Second WireBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #122014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    A Little Night MurderBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #132014 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014372
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  14. 14
    Lady Be GoodBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #142014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  15. 15
    Bye, Bye BlackbirdBlackbird Sisters Mysteries #152016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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Do you have to read Blackbird Sisters books in order?

You should read the Blackbird Sisters books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Blackbird Sisters book also stands alone.

Where to start with Blackbird Sisters

Start with How to Murder a Millionaire (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Blackbird Sisters book?

Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016) is the newest Blackbird Sisters book released so far.

Is there a new Blackbird Sisters book coming?

No next Blackbird Sisters book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Blackbird Sisters at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Blackbird Sisters title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Blackbird Sisters books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,124 pages across the 7 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Blackbird Sisters books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2000s.

What the Blackbird Sisters books are about

10 of the 15 Blackbird Sisters books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: socialites is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Nancy Martin

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.