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Nora Blackbird, society columnist and down-and-almost-out former debutante, reclaims her place within Philadelphia's elite when she stumbles upon the murdered body of a millionaire art collector.

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  • Nora: Main female protagonist. Her husband was killed by his dealer and she is currently single. Needing a job she found herself working for Rory's newspaper as a social column writer.
  • Emma: Sister to Nora. Her husband died in a car crash that ruined her leg and abruptly halted her riding career.
  • Libby: Sister to Nora. Her first husband is dead and her second, Ralph, is a civil war buff. She restores paintings for a living and sees herself as an activist.
  • Rory Pendergast: Upper society art collector and friend to the Blackbird sisters. Murder victim.
  • Michael Abruzzo: Main male character.
  • Ralph Kintswell: Libby's husband.
  • Harold Tackett: Art collector and friend to the Blackbird sisters.
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  • Jill Mascione: Good friend to Nora. Helps run her father's catering business, Main Events.
  • Pamela Treese: Long time partner to Rory. Good friend of the Blackbird sisters.
  • Eloise Tackett: Eccentric older woman. She is married to Harold, and good friends with the Blackbird sisters.
  • Kitty Keough: Main writer of social events and sees Nora as competition to her position.
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To squander the last dollar left in the Blackbird family fortune, my parents threw a lawn party that would have made Jay Gatsby proud.

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This is book 1 of 11 in Blackbird Sisters. (standard series)

Preceded by Mick Abruzzo's Story, and followed by Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds.

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  1. Nancy Martin (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0451207246
Page Count: 260

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