Rescue

Reviewers Adore Jeremiah Healy
    and
    RESCUE

    “Brilliant.... I’ve always wished Jerry Healy well, but not this well.”
    —Robert B. Parker

    “Healy writes explosive action scenes.... The ending . . . is gosh-damed uplifting.... Not that Healy skimps on the villains: the fundamentalist baddies that Cuddy encounters will set your teeth on edge.”
    —JoAnn C. Gutin, San Jose Mercury News

    “Healy sustains the private-eye tradition very nicely indeed.”
    —Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times

    “In a world where values are constantly shifting and slipping, John Cuddy hangs on to his code of hones’ with the ferocity of those bold knights of yore. Jeremiah Healy puts Cuddy through his most rigorous test of valor in
    RESCUE… [but] the workout doesn’t rattle his brains…
    It may seem strange to find this compassionate hero hauling out the heavy artillery, but even the gentlest knights have to sharpen their swords.”
    —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

    “If there’s one thing we’ve learned in nine previous John Cuddy novels, it’s that the Boston private eye keeps his promises.... We should all have such .a guardian angel. One of the best entries in a consistently outstanding series.”
    —Wes Lukowsky, Booklist

    “[Healy’s] latest is a humdinger.... Deeply touching.... A lot of skillfully laid-on local color... a slam-bang climax.... The writing is deft and clean, the... action bloodcurdlingly convincing and the zany Keys atmosphere is caught better than anyone has done it since John. D. Macdonald.”
    —Publishers Weekly

    “Fascinating.... That oh-so-sexy private sleuth John Cuddy makes a welcome return.... RESCUE is a fine story, reminiscent of Nancy Pickard’s... Confession. ”
    —Toby Bromberg, Romantic Times

    “[A] sensitive Boston gumshoe...Cuddy’s many fans will eat it up.”
    —Vince Kohler, The Sunday Oregonian

    “Healy tells a good story, and like Robert B. Parker and William Tapply, uses Boston to good effect.”
    —Robin W. Winks, The Boston Globe

    “[A] fine series... Healy explores the darkest corners of the human heart... several of the characters literally shine from the pages and burn into memory.”
    —Mary Cannon, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery

    “Healy’s sense of place is impeccable—both in Boston and in the steamy Southern Keys.”
    —Elaine Budd, Hartford (CT) Courant

    “Cuddy is a beautifully rounded character: tough, resourceful, witty, and not afraid of deep feelings.... In RESCUE... he’s called upon to exercise every one of his formidable skills.”
    —Robert A. Carter, Houston Chronicle

    “The stage is crowded with local color.... Healy will do nicely... on any fan’s shelf.... Obviously, a fine series.”
    —Terry Collins, Mostly Murder

    “A top-notch series.... Healy’s noble hero and a terrific supporting cast add substance and credibility to an otherwise neatly packaged mystery
    —Jane Missett, Oceanside (CA) Blade-Citizen

    “This is an adventure story, a thrilling chase-and-escape with a very likeable hero, well-drawn... characters, twists in the plot, and a touching ending. Splendid!”
    —Margaret Baker, Baldwin (KS) Ledger

John Cuddy novels by Jeremiah Healy

    Blunt Darts
    The Staked Goat
    So Like Sheep
    Swan Dive
    Yesterday’s News
    Right to Die
    Shallow Graves
    Foursome
    Act of God Rescue

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