Order of Blackie Ryan Books

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