Re Doug's questions below:
> Which
> of [Jeremiah Healy's] works would you
> recommend to new readers of your work? If you
don't
> want to answer that one,
> maybe you could answer a similar one toward
the
> topic of Boston: which of
> your books do you think best captures the
> ethos/geography/politics/etc. of
> Boston?
Not to second-guess Mr. Healy, either, but I'd agree with
Carrie that BLUNT DARTS is the best one to start on. It sets
up most of the elements that move the series along in later
entries, Cuddy's recent widowhood, the professional crisis
that necessitated his opening up his own office, his
military/law enforcement background, etc.
RIGHT TO DIE, which is involves Cuddy with a controversial
ethics professor at a typically Bostonian university, and has
a marvelous sub-plot about Cuddy's getting in training for
the Boston Marathon, is probably the book that best captures
the city.
My personal favorite is THE STAKED GOAT, which won Mr. Healy
the Shamus for best novel. I'd also highly recommend any of
the Cuddy short stories, many of which are collected in THE
CONCISE CUDDY. I've never been disappointed by a Cuddy book;
however, just as the Op sometimes leave the Bay Area, and
Marlowe sometimes leaves LA, there are several Cuddy books
that aren't set in Boston, or even Massachusetts, at
all.
JIM DOHERTY
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