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7 series Β· 44 books Β· Born 1948

Jeremiah Healy is a Boston-based mystery writer who combines his legal background as a law professor with crime fiction expertise, creating protagonists grounded in authentic procedural detail. He is best known for his John Francis Cuddy series, featuring a hard-boiled private investigator working the streets of Boston, and under the pen name Terry Devane, the Mairead O'Clare legal thrillers that leverage his Harvard Law School education. Across multiple series and numerous short stories, Healy crafted over forty books that established him as a skilled practitioner of the American mystery genre from the 1980s through the early 2010s.

Anthologies Series

Complete

13 books (1992–2012)

Start with Deadly Allies, the first of 13 books in the Anthologies series.

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First Cases, Volume 1
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Irreconcilable Differences
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Women Before the Bench
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Blood on Their Hands
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The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
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The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5
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Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
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At the Scene of the Crime
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In Pursuit of Spenser

John Francis Cuddy Series

Complete

13 books (1984–1999)

Start with Blunt Darts, the first of 13 books in the John Francis Cuddy series.

John Francis Cuddy Collections Series

Complete

2 books (1998–2003)

Start with The Concise Cuddy and read in order.

Start this series with The Concise Cuddy

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Mairead O'Clare Legal Mystery Series

Complete

3 books (2001–2003)

Start with Uncommon Justice and read in order.

Start this series with Uncommon Justice

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A Stain Upon The Robe

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

10 books (1989–2011)

Start with One Eye Open, the first of 10 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

1 book (2003–2003)

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Off Season, And Other Stories

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

2 books (1998–2001)

Start with The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn and read in order.

Start this series with The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn

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The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jeremiah Healy written?
Jeremiah Healy has written 44 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1984 to 2012.
What is the first book in each Jeremiah Healy series?
Here are the first books in Jeremiah Healy's series: Anthologies: Deadly Allies; John Francis Cuddy: Blunt Darts; John Francis Cuddy Collections: The Concise Cuddy; Mairead O'Clare Legal Mystery: Uncommon Justice; Short Stories/Novellas: One Eye Open.
What order should I read Jeremiah Healy's books?
We recommend reading Jeremiah Healy's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Jeremiah Healy's series complete?
Jeremiah Healy has 7 completed series.

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