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    Synopsis

    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 disappeared. Even stranger, her family wants her declared dead pronto. Could someone have plotted her final act? Now it's up to the Blackbird sisters to snoop among the snooty-until they uncover the truth.

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    The Blackbird sisters—Nora, Libby and Emma—tackle their sixth arch mystery (after 2006's Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too) set among Philadelphia's contemporary blue-blooded (and red-handed) set. When former child star Sweet Penny Devine goes missing and is presumed dead, her brother, Porter "Potty" Devine, opts for a memorial party and polo match instead of a funeral, which Nora, a society reporter, covers for a Philadelphia paper. The festivities falter after Nora discovers a severed hand that could be Penny's. Nora, Libby and Emma aid detective Ben Bloom in an investigation whose suspects include Potty; Vivian, Penny's cat-crazy sister; the Devines' former housekeeper's daughter, Julie Huckabee; Julie's missing father, Kell Huckabee; and Crewe Dearborne, a food critic. Sleuthing provides a welcome distraction for Nora, still grieving over a miscarriage and a little nervous about her engagement to Michael Abruzzo, son of a notorious New Jersey mobster. Martin's wicked observations about the horsy set enhance another fine-feathered mystery. (Mar.)

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    Biography

    Like her heroines in the Blackbird sisters, Nancy Martin comes from a distinguished Pennsylvania family whose ancestors include Betsy Ross, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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    This book is very Juvenileby KokoOH

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    November 27, 2008: The characters are too cutsy and overwhelming. Characters introduced at the beginning sometimes don't show up again till several chapters later and I found myself going back constantly to see who they are and how they pertain. I found myself wanting to scream at the main character, Nora, for letting her sisters take advantage of her in the way they did. If this book was suppose to have humor, I did not see it. This book was a pathetic attempt on the writers part to instill sympathy in a bunch of misfits who are very unlikable.

    Fun Cozy Mysteryby Anonymous

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    March 07, 2007: Nancy Martin does it again with her new book A CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED DEATH. It's the sixth book in the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries. Ms. Martin has done a wonderful job of writing a series book that can stand alone without having read the earlier books in the series. For the new reader, be warned. Once you've read A CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED DEATH, you'll want to read the other five books in the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries. Once again, Nora finds herself embroiled in a society mystery, while continuing to deal with the financial mess her parents left behind when they absconded with her and her sisters' trust funds. In her role as society reporter for a Philadelphia newspaper, Nora covers a memorial party and polo match hosted by the brother of former child star, Sweet Penny Devine. Ms. Devine is missing and presumed dead. Nora's discovery of a severed hand, thought to be that of missing Penny Devine, pulls Nora into the heart of the investigation, bringing her into close contact with Detective Ben Bloom, who seems to have to past with Nora's on-again, off-again, on-again boyfriend/fianc?e Michael (aka Mick) Abruzzo. But Nora's involvement is only a distraction from her personal concerns?grief over a recent miscarriage, apprehension about her engagement to Mick Abruzzo, son of a reputed New Jersey mob boss and her sisters' activities, which are giving her cause for alarm. Emma is taking secret phone calls from men, quoting prices and making midnight assignations. Recent widow and new mother Libby seems to be on a quest for her next husband. Plus, we get some insight into Nora's past and her history with a visiting polo play, Raphael Braga. Ms. Martin has done a wonderful job of weaving threads and subplots throughout, tying them all up nicely in a bow at the end. Her view of Philadelphia society, and in this particular book, the polo set is fiendishly funny. It's a fun read. Enjoy!


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