Blackie Ryan is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Andrew M. Greeley. He starts out as Father Blackie Ryan, at a little over 40 years old. Based in Chicago, Blackie travels the world solving various mysteries involving the Catholic Church.

Andrew M. Greeley began his Blackie Ryan series in 1985 with Happy Are the Meek. A younger version of the character also appears in several of Greeley’s Time Between The Stars novels. The series ended after 17 novels with the novel The Archbishop in Andalusia in 2008. Below is a list of Andrew M. Greeley’s Blackie Ryan books in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Blackie Ryan Books

Happy Are the Meek(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are the Clean of Heart(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are the Merciful(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are the Peace Makers(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are the Poor in Spirit(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are Those Who Mourn(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Are the Oppressed(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop at Sea(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop and the Three Kings(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop and the Missing L Train(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop in the West Wing(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop Goes to the University(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bishop at the Lake(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Archbishop in Andalusia(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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One Response to “Order of Blackie Ryan Books”

  1. Louis E.: 9 years ago

    Ryan also appears in Greeley’s “White Smoke”…is that considered outside the series?

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