Murdergram Books in Order
Part ofNisa Santiago Books in OrderFollow the Murdergram books in order by Nisa Santiago, with summaries, series background, and where to begin this Brooklyn murder-for-hire story.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).
Murdergram books in publication order
2 books
Murdergram
by Nisa Santiago
2014
Four broke friends enter a Long Island church looking for work and emerge trained for murder-for-hire. As the Cristál Clique gains money and status, heartbreak, revenge, and betrayal threaten to destroy their bond.
Murdergram - Part 2
by Nisa Santiago
2016
With Cristal presumed dead, Tamar rises through the murder-for-hire underworld and takes jobs across the country. Her plan to settle an old score goes wrong when the person she is hunting begins hunting her.
Murdergram books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Murdergram series follows a group of young women whose search for work leads them into a life they never expected. The first book begins with four broke friends entering a church on Long Island looking for an opportunity. What they find is an introduction to a hidden murder-for-hire operation, and the women emerge with the skills and connections to become known as the Cristál Clique.
The job changes the friendship.
At the center is Cristal, who leads a close-knit group that is hungry for money, status, and a way out of their circumstances. The women learn how to survive in an underworld where being good at the job is not enough. They have to stay alert, keep their emotions in check, and decide who can be trusted with dangerous information.
The series is set around Brooklyn and Long Island, with the characters moving through a world where criminal work is presented as fast money but never simple money. Their youth and inexperience make them vulnerable. Heartbreak, envy, revenge, and the desire to prove themselves all put pressure on the clique from within.
Murdergram uses its title as a blunt description of the work on offer. Someone wants a problem removed, and the women are expected to deliver. But every assignment creates new risks, especially once ambition begins to compete with friendship. The tension comes not only from the people pursuing them, but also from what happens when the group stops wanting the same things.
The danger is personal before it is professional.
In Murdergram - Part 2, Cristal is presumed dead and Tamar tries to rise in the underworld as a hired gun. She travels from state to state, making money through murdergrams and trying to settle an old score. The problem is that her target may be hunting her too, turning the hunter into the person most at risk.
This is a short, dark crime series built around female friendship under extreme pressure. Start with Murdergram, then continue to Murdergram - Part 2. Reading them in order gives the second book's power struggles and betrayals their full weight. Expect a fast pace, criminal schemes, emotional fallout, and characters who discover that a close circle can become dangerous when power and fear get involved.
Edited by
Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.
Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

















Comments
Did we miss something? Have feedback?
Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts