Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
First in the New York Times–bestselling series and winner of the Edgar Award: A new rabbi in a small New England town investigates the murder of a nanny.
David Small is the new rabbi in the small Massachusetts town of Barnard’s Crossing. Although he’d rather spend his days engaged in Torah study and theological debate, the daily chores of synagogue life are all-consuming—that is, until the day a nanny’s body is found on the rain-soaked asphalt of the temple’s parking lot.
When the young woman’s purse is discovered in Rabbi Small’s car, he will have to use his scholarly skills and Talmudic wisdom—and collaborate with the Irish-Catholic police chief—to exonerate himself and find the real killer.
Blending this unorthodox sleuth’s quick intellect with thrilling action, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late is the exciting first installment of the beloved bestselling mystery series that offers a Jewish twist on the clerical mystery, a delightful discovery for fans of Father Brown and Father Dowling or readers of Faye Kellerman’s suspense novels set in the Orthodox community.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In the kickoff of Harry Kemelman’s charming mystery series, a local nanny is found dead in the parking lot of a temple in a cozy Boston outer suburb. When the local police investigation stalls, Rabbi David Small springs into action, hopeful that a little Talmudic reasoning can help him crack the murder case. Kemelman adds plenty of color and authenticity to his descriptions of this small-town Jewish community, complete with petty squabbles and good-natured generosity. The book’s witty, naturalistic dialogue makes you feel like you’re right there in the room with Rabbi Small and his congregation. This classic whodunit with a great intellectual and spiritual twist feels as warm and vital as it did when it was first published.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating perspective
A good detective novel in itself, this book is made much more interesting by its insights into Judaism and 1960s small town America.
Well worth reading