Jeremiah Healy Books in Order

Jeremiah Healy has written 30 books, published between 1984 and 2005. The first book is Blunt Darts (1984) and the newest is Two Birds with One Stone (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1984–2005
Pages on record
5,500 in 19 of 30 books
Reading time
92–138 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,500 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

Jeremiah Healy created the Boston private investigator John Francis Cuddy, and, as Terry Devane, the Mairead O'Clare legal thrillers, both series set primarily in Boston. Healy graduated from Rutgers College and Harvard Law School and taught for eighteen years at the New England School of Law. Blunt Darts (1984) opens a 30-book catalogue that closes with Two Birds with One Stone (2005), taking in The Staked Goat (1986), Swan Dive (1988), Right to Die (1991) and Shallow Graves (1992). Hard-boiled detective fiction, Massachusetts and murder head the subject list, at a median of 292 pages.

Source: Open Library

How many Jeremiah Healy books are there?

Jeremiah Healy has 30 books, released between 1984 and 2005. They include 2 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Jeremiah Healy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Jeremiah Healy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Blunt DartsJohn Francis Cuddy #11984 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984192
  2. 2
    The Staked Goat / The Tethered GoatJohn Francis Cuddy #21986 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198610
  3. 3
    So Like SleepJohn Francis Cuddy #31987 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987253
  4. 4
    Swan DiveJohn Francis Cuddy #41988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
  5. 5
    One Eye Open1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
  6. 6
    Yesterday's NewsJohn Francis Cuddy #51989 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989215
  7. 7
    Battered Spouse1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
  8. 8
    Right to DieJohn Francis Cuddy #61991 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991243
  9. 9
    Rest Stop1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
  10. 10
    Shallow GravesJohn Francis Cuddy #71992 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992282
  11. 11
    The Bagged Man1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
  12. 12
    FoursomeJohn Francis Cuddy #81993 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993352
  13. 13
    Act of GodJohn Francis Cuddy #91994 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994314
  14. 14
    RescueJohn Francis Cuddy #101995 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995384
  15. 15
    Turning The Witness1996 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996312
  16. 16
    Invasion of PrivacyJohn Francis Cuddy #111996 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996340
  17. 17
    The Concise CuddyJohn Francis Cuddy #11998 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998292
  18. 18
    The Stalking Of Sheilah Quinn1998 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998374
  19. 19
    The Only Good LawyerJohn Francis Cuddy #121998 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998400
  20. 20
    Hodegetria1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
  21. 21
    SpiralJohn Francis Cuddy #131999 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999359
  22. 22
    What's In A Name?2000 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000370
  23. 23
    Uncommon JusticeMairead O'Clare Legal Mystery #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
  24. 24
    Turnabout2001 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001264
  25. 25
    Juror Number ElevenMairead O'Clare Legal Mystery #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
  26. 26
    Aftermath2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
  27. 28
    Cuddy -- Plus OneJohn Francis Cuddy #22003 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003272
  28. 29
    A Stain Upon The RobeMairead O'Clare Legal Mystery #32003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
  29. 30
    Two Birds with One Stone2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–

Jeremiah Healy books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

John Francis Cuddy in order

15 books
  1. 1. Blunt Darts
  2. 1. The Concise Cuddy
  3. 2. The Staked Goat / The Tethered Goat
  4. 2. Cuddy -- Plus One
  5. 3. So Like Sleep
  6. 4. Swan Dive
  7. 5. Yesterday's News
  8. 6. Right to Die
  9. 7. Shallow Graves
  10. 8. Foursome
  11. 9. Act of God
  12. 10. Rescue
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Standalone books

12 books

12 Jeremiah Healy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jeremiah Healy books in order?

You only need to read Jeremiah Healy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jeremiah Healy

Start with Blunt Darts (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jeremiah Healy book?

Two Birds with One Stone (2005) is the newest Jeremiah Healy book released so far.

Is there a new Jeremiah Healy book coming?

No next Jeremiah Healy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jeremiah Healy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jeremiah Healy title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jeremiah Healy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,500 pages across the 19 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeremiah Healy books, 15 of 30, were published in the 1990s.

When Jeremiah Healy books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jeremiah Healy titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

1980s
6
1990s
15
2000s
9

30 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Jeremiah Healy books are about

16 of the 30 Jeremiah Healy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: john francis cuddy (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.