The Concise Cuddy: A Collection of John Francis Cuddy Stories [Paperback]

Jeremiah Healy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 1998

"One of Today's Best American Mystery Series," writes the Chicago Sun-Times about Jeremiah Healy's books featuring private detective John Francis Cuddy. One of the most popular and admired of current crime writers, Healy has been honored by his fellow writers by eleven Shamus nominations (five for short stories, all of which appear in this volume), and his second novel, The Staked Goat, won the Shamus for Best Private Eye Novel.

The Concise Cuddy contains seventeen short stories about John Francis Cuddy with settings ranging from rural Maine, to Boston's mean streets, to a highway on the way to Florida, and characters who may be homeless or living in penthouses, and cases that run the gamut from brutal murder to a missing parakeet. To all these cases Cuddy brings the skills of a private eye and the humanity of a concerned human being.

Jeremiah Healy is currently President of the International Association of Crime Writers and Past President of the Private Eye Writers of America.

Editorial Reviews

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Models of the firm . . . miracles of resourcefulness, economy, righteousness, and compassion. -- Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 1998

About the Author

Jeremiah Healy is currently President of the International Association of Crime Writers and Past President of the Private Eye Writers of America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Crippen & Landru Pub; 1 edition (December 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885941277
• ISBN-13: 978-1885941275
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,920,053 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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Deserved Award Winner, July 11, 2001

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This review is from: The Concise Cuddy: A Collection of John Francis Cuddy Stories (Paperback)

Though I really enjoy Healy's John Francis Cuddy novels, I had never read any of his short stories until this week. It is rare that I see (or read) a writer who is so masterful of both the long and short story format...Healy is one! I'm now waiting for the next collection to come out, because I couldn't get enough, which should tell you something, because my first choice is a novel 99% of the time. Of course, most of the stories being set in Boston (my hometown) is nice, but there isn't quite as much of the Boston flavor as in Robert B. Parker's novels. Up to you whether that's a good thing.