ACT OF GOD. [Paperback]

Jeremiah. Healy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: POCKET BOOKS. NY 1994 (1994)
• ISBN-10: 0671795597
• ISBN-13: 978-0671795597
• ASIN: B000VANRIG
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,225,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeremiah Healy, a former Sheriff's Officer and Military Police Lieutenant, is a graduate of Rutgers College and the Harvard Law School. Healy is also the creator of the John Francis Cuddy private-investigator series and (under the pseudonym "Terry Devane") the Mairead O'Clare legal-thriller series, both set primarily in Boston. Healy has written eighteen novels and over sixty short stories, sixteen of which works have won or been nominated for the Shamus Award. He served as the President of the International Association of Crime Writers ("IACW") from 2000-2004, and he was the International Guest of Honour at the 34th World Mystery Convention in Toronto during October, 2004. Three years ago, Healy concluded his term as a member of the Mystery Writers of America's National Board of Directors.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Novel, but he hates NJ???, December 21, 2000

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David White (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Act of God (Hardcover)

This was a great novel, as each chapter rolls along, there is a revelation. The revelations upon revelations is very reminiscent of the old Ross Macdonald, which is high praise indeed. Healy's John Francis Cuddy, like MacDonald's Archer, also has the uncanny ability to get people to talk to him. Cuddy is likeable, but a bit of a goody-goody.

Of course, Cuddy is taken to NJ along the way, and let me tell you, dear reader, NJ is nothing like this. But hey a fun novel all around. Give it a shot. The novel revolves around an airplane crash, a dead furniture salesman, and a missing niece. Everything is wrapped up quite nicely, but is still difficult to figure out. A good whodunit.

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything a Suspense Novel Should Be, October 31, 2009

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Jay Diamond - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Act of God: Act of God (Paperback)

Continuing the series . . . well paced plot, good writing.
A very enjoyble read.

3.0 out of 5 stars Convoluted plot, June 27, 2008

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Edward DeVere (Franklin, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Act of God: Act of God (Paperback)

The murder(s) that take place in this novel are all "off screen". We only learn about them bit by bit through the narrative of Detective Cuddy. He does a truly Columbo-like job of interviewing and re-interviewing witnesses. In the end the explanation for what happens seems a bit of a stretch.

Also, the characters lack depth and Cuddy's own romance fails to take flight.

I give this effort a moderate to good rating. Worth reading, but not enough to make me really want to pick up another Healy book.