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Act of God: Act of God

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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.

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

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.