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"fun amateur sleuth"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 5, 2002
Nora Blackbird is Philadelphia Mainline. However, she and
her sisters are hardly rich since her parents squandered
the family fortune and left town to avoid getting arrested
for failing to pay taxes. Her older sister inherited the
Blackbird art collection, while the younger sister got the
Blackbird antique Read more...
"Murder in the elite crowd"
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted March 16, 2003
Nora's parents left the country to evade their taxes. Her
sister Emma got the family art collection. Her other
sister Libby got the furniture. Nora got the land and a
property tax bill for two million dollars.
To help pay this tax bill, Nora has gotten a job Read more...
SummaryWhen Nora Blackbird's parents skipped town and left her with
a property tax bill for two million, she found herself in
dire need of a paycheck. So the former debutante finds work
as the society page columnist for a Philly paper. She's
happy to reclaim her place within the city's elite-until her
first party assignment sends her stumbling...upon the
murdered body of the host.
Nora's sisters-sexy Emma and flaky Libby-complicate matters
as Nora investigates. And meanwhile, the son of a rumored
New Jersey crime boss is pursuing Nora with bone-melting
come-ons she can barely resist.
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