Super Short Summary

Set in Boston, Jeremiah Healy's 1993 murder mystery novel Act of God follows private investigator John Cuddy as he investigates the brutal murder of Holocaust survivor Abe Rivkind, whose wife, Pearl, discovers him bludgeoned to death. As Cuddy delves deeper, unraveling a web of crime and betrayal, he navigates personal grief and forms new connections, while exposing dark secrets in Boston's underbelly. Sensitive topics include murder and anti-Semitism.