ACT OF GOD

by Jeremiah Healy ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1994

Healy is in less than top form here as John Cuddy, his wily, Boston-based PI (Foursome, 1993, etc.) takes on a two-pronged investigation for gentle, grief-stricken Pearl Rivkind and cold-fish pharmacist William Proft. Pearl's husband, Abe, has been bludgeoned to death in the office of his furniture store. ProWs sister Darbra worked there but has disappeared. Is there a connection? William and Darbra hate each other but may have been partners in a scheme involving insurance and their mother's death. Darbra's possible liaison with Abe, a Holocaust survivor loved by all, is something no one wants to discuss, and even Cuddy finds himself trying to preserve Abe's reputation as he explores a truly bizarre conspiracy. There's plenty of padding here -- endless details of Cuddy's leg and shoulder therapy, soul-searching with and without girlfriend Nancy. None of it helps a story that starts with intriguing possibilities but disintegrates as it pursues its clumsy and unbelievable plot.

Pub Date: May 15, 1994

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 352

Publisher: Pocket Books/Paramount

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 1994

Categories: FICTION