Slay Belles (9 page)
Authors: Nancy Martin
Other Books in the Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series
How to Murder a Millionaire
Dead Girls Don’t Wear Diamonds
Some Like It Lethal
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too
A Crazy Little Thing Called Death
Murder Melts in Your Mouth
No Way to Kill a Lady
Novellas in the Blackbird Sisters Mystery series
“Slay Belles”
“Mick Abruzzo’s Story” (e-book only)
Praise for the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries
No Way to Kill a Lady
“Smart intrigue dressed in cool couture. Martin always delivers!”
—Susan Andersen,
New York Times
bestselling author of
That Thing Called Love
“The Blackbird Sisters are back for another go at regaining their rightful place in society, and I, for one, am absolutely delighted. . . . Nancy Martin knows the inner workings of blue-blooded Philadelphia and she lets us in on the fun with style and panache even while pulling the Persian rug out from under her ditsy characters. Long may this series flourish!”
—Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author of the Judge Deborah Knott series
“It’s always a joy to see what those flawed and feisty Blackbird sisters are up to. Their latest highly entertaining adventure involves more dubious relatives, a mobster, and a body or two. What a hoot! What a treat!”
—Rhys Bowen, Agatha and Anthony–award winning author of the Royal Spyness and
Molly Murphy mysteries
Murder Melts in Your Mouth
“Hilarious repartee and zany characters move the story along. . . . Martin is an outstanding mystery author.”
—
Library Journal
(Starred Review)
“A witty, wonderful offering.”
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Romantic Times
(Top Pick)
“The long-awaited reunion between the sisters and their parents will satisfy longtime fans.”
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Publishers Weekly
A Crazy Little Thing Called Death
“A window on a moneyed world that the author skewers and spotlights with equal fun.”
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San Antonio Express-News
“Why can’t the perfect little black dress serve for interviewing benefit hostesses and dodging bullets? Of course [it] can, darling. The proof’s right here.”
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Pittsburgh Magazine
“Martin’s wicked observations about the horsy set enhance another fine-feathered mystery.”
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Publishers Weekly
“A delightful, lighthearted satirical tale that jabs at the pretentiousness of the upper class.”
—The Best Reviews
Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too
“Martin, a master of one-liners and witty repartee, mixes the zany lives of the Blackbird family with posh Main Line Philadelphia society and comes up with another winning mystery.”
—
Library Journal
(Starred Review)
“Charming and funny.”
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Publishers Weekly
“Sassy, exciting, and impossible to put down.”
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Midwest Book Review
“Martin’s fabulous offering is peppered with witty dialogue, oddball characters, and a clever plot that blends two separate mysteries into one delightful tale of murder and the unusual relationships between sisters.”
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Romantic Times
(4 Stars)
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
“Nora Blackbird has humor, haute couture, and sexual heat, and
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die
has me hooked on the Blackbird sisters.”
—Harley Jane Kozak, author of
Dating Dead Men
and
Dating Is Murder
“A laugh-out-loud comic mystery as outrageous as a pink chinchilla coat.”
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Booklist
“The right mix of humor. . . . But like the best writers in this subgenre, Martin keeps the story grounded in reality.”
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“A blend of fashion-forward romance and witty suspense. . . . Martin’s wicked tongue-in-cheek satire will appeal to fans of Jennifer Crusie . . . and Janet Evanovich.”
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Publishers Weekly
“Wide-eyed sleuthing, sisterly antics, and humorous dialog will have readers panting for more.”
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Library Journal
“Vividly drawn and immensely entertaining . . . an absolute delight.”
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Romantic Times
Some Like It Lethal
“What great deadly fun!”
—Kasey Michaels
“Simultaneously clever and funny. A tasty mix of murder, family dynamics, blackmail, and humor.”
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Costa Contra Times
Dead Girls Don’t Wear Diamonds
“A brash, flaming, and sassy amateur sleuth mystery . . . the perfect novel to take to the beach . . . light, breezy, and pure fun.”
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Midwest Book Review
How to Murder a Millionaire
“Will keep readers turning the pages . . . [a] delightful heroine.”
—The Best Reviews
And More Praise for Nancy Martin’s “Smart and Sophisticated Series”*
“A thoroughly entertaining mystery that also provides some red-hot sexual tension.”
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New York Times
bestselling author Jane Heller
“Rich, engaging, and funny. . . . scandalous mystery, hot romance, and the delightful to-the-manor-born Blackbird sisters. You won’t want it to end!”
—Sarah Strohmeyer, author of
Bubbles All the Way
“Clever, good-humored, and sharply observed.”
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
“What scandal for high society, but what fun watching Nora figure it out.”
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR
Author of fifty popular novels in the mystery, suspense, historical, and romance genres, Nancy created in 2002 the Blackbird Sisters series—mysteries about three impoverished Main Line heiresses who have adventures in couture and crime, as if Agatha Christie had wandered onto the set of
Sex and the City
. Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery of 2002,
How to Murder a Millionaire
won the
Romantic Times
Award for Best First Mystery and was a finalist for the Daphne Du Maurier Award. In 2009, Nancy won the
Romantic Times
Career Achievement award for her mystery writing. She lives in Pittsburgh, serves on the board of Sisters in Crime, and is a founding member of Pennwriters. She blogs at the popular and trendsetting
www.thelipstickchronicles.typepad.com
. Like the Blackbird sisters, Nancy comes from a distinguished Pennsylvania family whose ancestors include Betsy Ross, a hanging judge, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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