The Rabbi Small Mysteries Series by Harry Kemelman

3.87 · 46 ratings
  • Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #1)
    #1

    Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #1)

    Harry Kemelman

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1964

    Rabbi David Small, the new leader of Barnard's Crossing's Jewish community, can't even enjoy his Sabbath without things getting stirred up in a most unorthodox manner: It seems a young nanny has been found strangled, less than a hundred yards from the Temple's parking lot -- and all the evidence points to the Rabbi. Add to that the not-so-quiet rumblings of his disgruntled congregation, and you might say our inimitable hero needs a miracle from a Higher Source to save him....

  • Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #2)
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    Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #2)

    Harry Kemelman

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1966

    Saturday brings Yom Kippur to Barnard’s Crossing and Rabbi Small is preparing as usual. But his prayers and fasting are interrupted when a member of his congregation is found dead in his car. The police call it accidental. The insurance company calls it suicide. Only Rabbi Small’s pregnant wife, Miriam, thinks it’s murder. Now it’s up to him to prove her right.

  • Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5)
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    Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5)

    Harry Kemelman

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1973

    TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED A Rabbi Small MysteryBy Harry Kemelman Murder is not kosher When David Small, our favorite rabbi and most unorthodox detective, becomes enmeshed in the murder of a fellow teacher at Windemere Christian College, he discovers things are not at all kosher around the school. From the moment the bomb goes off in the dean's office, everyone is under suspicion... more

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