Jeremiah Healy Reading Order

14 books (1992–2012)

This mystery and thriller anthology series spans 13 complete volumes published between 1992 and 2012. Edited by Jeremiah Healy, the collections feature crime and mystery short stories from various authors, including contributions to themed volumes such as Murder in Vegas and At the Scene of the Crime. Readers should follow the books in publication order to experience the evolving anthology selections across two decades of crime fiction.

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

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1	Cat Crimes II 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadly Allies 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	First Cases, Volume 1 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Legal Briefs 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Diagnosis Dead 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Irreconcilable Differences 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Shamus Game 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Women Before the Bench 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Blood on Their Hands 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	At the Scene of the Crime 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1984–1999)

This completed mystery series features private investigator John Francis Cuddy across 13 novels published between 1984 and 1999. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Blunt Darts and concluding with Spiral. Jeremiah Healy's series combines mystery and thriller elements throughout its run, offering a substantial arc for readers seeking a fully resolved detective series.

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

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1	Blunt Darts 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Staked Goat / The Tethered Goat 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	So Like Sleep 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Swan Dive 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Yesterday's News 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Right to Die 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shallow Graves 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Foursome 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Act of God 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Rescue 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Invasion of Privacy 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Only Good Lawyer 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Spiral 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–2003)

This complete mystery series by Jeremiah Healy consists of two books published between 1998 and 2003. The Concise Cuddy was followed by Cuddy -- Plus One, and both should be read in publication order. These collections bring together stories featuring the author's signature character across a span of five years.

Start with The Concise Cuddy and read in order.

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1	The Concise Cuddy 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cuddy -- Plus One 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2003)

The Mairead O'Clare Legal Mystery series by Jeremiah Healy comprises three complete novels published between 2001 and 2003, following attorney Mairead O'Clare through her cases. The three books—Uncommon Justice, Juror Number Eleven, and A Stain Upon The Robe—should be read in publication order to fully experience the character's development and storylines. This mystery and thriller series offers a legal perspective on crime and justice.

Start with Uncommon Justice and read in order.

10 books (1989–2011)

Jeremiah Healy's collection of mystery and thriller short stories and novellas spans from 1989 to 2011, comprising ten complete works that should be read in publication order beginning with One Eye Open. The series concludes with In the Line of Duty, offering readers two decades of Healy's shorter fiction across the mystery and thriller genres.

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

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1	One Eye Open 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Battered Spouse 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rest Stop 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bagged Man 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Turning The Witness 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hodegetria 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	What's In A Name? 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Aftermath 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Two Birds with One Stone 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	In the Line of Duty 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

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1	Off Season, And Other Stories 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–2001)

Jeremiah Healy's two mystery and thriller novels were published between 1998 and 2001 as standalone entries in the author's body of work. Begin with The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn, followed by Turnabout, reading them in their publication order. The series is complete.

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

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1	The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Turnabout 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible