Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red, Harry Kemelman
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red, Harry Kemelman
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Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red

Author: Harry Kemelman

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/07/2012


Synopsis

“The Jewish Sherlock Holmes” investigates a deadly disruption on a college campus in this New York Times bestseller (The Detroit News).

Once again, Rabbi Small finds himself looking for solace outside the confines of the contentious world of his synagogue in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts.

When a member of his congregation expresses that she does not want him to officiate her wedding, Rabbi Small has had enough. He seeks escape by dabbling in academia with a part-time teaching gig at a local college. But his fantasy of a tranquil life in an ivory tower is about to come tumbling down.

A bombing at the school kills one of the rabbi’s coworkers, and Small finds himself caught between adversarial students and feuding faculty members. As he investigates possible suspects with the same logic and measured caution that make him a brilliant religious leader, Rabbi Small finds that everyone
has a motive—and an alibi—and it’s up to him to uncover the truth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on October 04, 2024

A GR friend asked me why I''m bothering with these books as they from the late 60s/early 70s. In my case I happen to be a 1970s retrophile so this is up my alley. A part from a crackling good detective yarn, how Rabbi Small uses logic and intuition to solve a crime. It also has educational insights i......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on February 14, 2025

I love Rabbi David Small. He is so intuitive, and I learn a bit more about the Jewish religion in each mystery I read. I love how the author throws in some red herrings along the way too to keep you guessing at who really did the crime and what the motive was. Great story. ETA: I just relistened to t......more

Goodreads review by Hermien on April 19, 2017

Very enjoyable and I particularly like the Rabbi's Talmudic discussions.......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on January 24, 2021

I can't really give this book a bad rating. Its well told and the characters are interestingly developed and presented. Its just not for me. It takes more than ten chapters before the Rabbi gets involved in a case, and even then its 90% people talking and going about their lives and 10% actual case.......more