- Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Signet Book; Reissue edition (Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451207246
- ISBN-13: 978-0451207241
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 521,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Blackbird family heirlooms have been divided up, with each of the sisters getting something of value. Nora received the family farm just outside Philadelphia. Unfortunately, with it comes a huge tax debt. So Nora does what any young woman would do, she takes a job as a society reporter for a local paper.
Nora has connections with the owner of the paper, which makes her new co-worker furious. But that's minor after Nora finds the dead body of the owner. Even with Rory's advanced age, the police quickly find evidence of murder. When they start looking in what Nora feels is the wrong direction, she decides to investigate and find the real killer herself. The more she pokes around, the more Nora learns about Rory's secret life and the more motives she finds. Can she sort out the correct motive and solve the crime?
I've been hearing about this series for some time, and finally got a chance to read it. All the buzz I'd heard is well deserved. This is a fun mystery with a charming heroine. Her sisters are a hoot as well. I look forward to getting to know all of them better in future books. The story was well plotted and reached a logical conclusion. The ending did seem a bit rushed to me, however. My only other complaint is that Nora's reason for looking into this murder seemed a little shaky, but maybe I'm just being picky.
I'm looking forward to seeing what befalls Nora in her future adventures.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I really liked this book. I got it in my post yesterday and I have just finished reading it. The main character seems to have a lot of problems that don't get in the way of the story.
Nora is having to cope with the fact that she has a huge tax bill left to her with the family farm by her runaway tax dodging parents. She has ended up taking a job as an junior society reporter and has to cope with the jealousy of the senior reporter. The women in her family are cursed, every man that they marry ends up dead. Her mother says that she is grateful that she only married into the family. Her sisters are a little bit eccentric as well.
I liked the fact that Nora is one of three sisters and that when she thought she had lost them, she started to panic. I liked that Nora faints when she gets really upset so much that she has never learnt to drive. Although too much fainting, can get too tiresome for any reader.
But I will have to read the next one to see.
Nora is having to cope with the fact that she has a huge tax bill left to her with the family farm by her runaway tax dodging parents. She has ended up taking a job as an junior society reporter and has to cope with the jealousy of the senior reporter. The women in her family are cursed, every man that they marry ends up dead. Her mother says that she is grateful that she only married into the family. Her sisters are a little bit eccentric as well.
I liked the fact that Nora is one of three sisters and that when she thought she had lost them, she started to panic. I liked that Nora faints when she gets really upset so much that she has never learnt to drive. Although too much fainting, can get too tiresome for any reader.
But I will have to read the next one to see.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'll be honest with you, not only had I never read any of Nancy Martin's books but I had never even heard of her. I just happened to be searching through Amazon in search of something light and funny to read when the title of this book caught my attention. I am certainly glad that I picked it up. This was just the type of read that I was looking for it was light and witty with just the right touch of suspense.
Nora Blackbird comes from a prominent Pennsylvania family who has fallen from grace. Her parents, after squandering the family fortune, have fled to Palm Beach, FL leaving Nora and her sisters to live with the burden of their mistakes. Nora, who is left with the biggest burden...a $2 million property tax bill, is forced to take a job at a local newspaper as a reporter for the society page, as well as sell off 5 acres of the Blackbird land. Nora soon finds herself tangled up in a murder investigation when Rory Pendegrast the host of a lavish party and old family friend is found smothered to death in his home. The fun begins when Nora enlists the help of her sisters, the strong yet beautiful Emma and the ditzy Libby. Throw in a touch of romance with the handsome and "connected" Michael Abruzzo and you have a recipe for success.
Nora Blackbird comes from a prominent Pennsylvania family who has fallen from grace. Her parents, after squandering the family fortune, have fled to Palm Beach, FL leaving Nora and her sisters to live with the burden of their mistakes. Nora, who is left with the biggest burden...a $2 million property tax bill, is forced to take a job at a local newspaper as a reporter for the society page, as well as sell off 5 acres of the Blackbird land. Nora soon finds herself tangled up in a murder investigation when Rory Pendegrast the host of a lavish party and old family friend is found smothered to death in his home. The fun begins when Nora enlists the help of her sisters, the strong yet beautiful Emma and the ditzy Libby. Throw in a touch of romance with the handsome and "connected" Michael Abruzzo and you have a recipe for success.
While some aspects of this book may be a bit unbelievable, such as Nora's willingness to even speak to a mother who would leave her a $2 million property tax bill and the ending may have been a bit rushed, I thought `HOW TO MURDER A MILLIONAIRE' was a quick enjoyable beach read.
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