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