A collection of four novels from the New York Times-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning mystery series starring a rabbi in a tiny New England town. Spend a long weekend with the scholar and spiritual leader who watches over the Jewish community in 1960s Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts–and in his spare time, solves crimes. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late: A young nanny is found dead in the temple … A young nanny is found dead in the temple parking lot–and her purse is discovered in Rabbi David Small’s car. Now he has to collaborate with the local Irish-Catholic police chief to exonerate himself.
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry: Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, is defiled when a body is found–and the rabbi must uncover who has something to atone for.
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home: When Passover is overshadowed by congregational politics and a murder at a local university, the rabbi must study the clues.
Monday the Rabbi Took Off: Rabbi Small journeys to Israel for a bit of peace, but instead has to team up with an Orthodox cop to unravel a bombing case.
Don’t miss these four mystery novels featuring an amateur detective who uses Talmudic logic–an introduction to the multimillion-selling series that provides both “an eye-opening snapshot of a particular time in Jewish-American history” and delightfully entertaining whodunits (Los Angeles Review of Books).
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The Rabbi Small mysteries present a satisfying core set of characters and coincidentally offer fascinating insights into Jewish history, belief, and culture. Rabbi Small solves mysteries by being an extremely observant and discerning man with an appreciation for human nature and a deep sense of compassion. I read most of these books when they were were first published; I’m delighted to discover that they hold up well to the passage of time, and to learn there are some I’d never read.
I enjoyed the insight into Jewish culture.
Read these years ago. Still enjoy the Rabbi.
Written for those who don’t know much about Judaism. I like the stories.
Looking forward to the others in the series.
I read the whole series years ago. Loved all of them!
I read the original Rabbi Small mysteries way back when and really enjoyed them. My paper copies are long since lost so I was very happy to find the first four books as an ebook bundle.
As you can imagine, these are not your typical mysteries. There’s the murder and the Rabbi is somehow involved, but he solves the murder using Talmudic logic. The Rabbi is a scholar, not a man of action. He does not react to the world the same as the people around him.
If you like something different but still with a solid mystery, step up and meet Rabbi David Small. I think you’ll enjoy him.
Truly enjoyed
Have read these for years and my old copies are worn out. I always thought that Friday and Saturday were superior; but I’ll give all four books another try.
The Rabbi books are some of my favs. Easy to read, great stories.
Great books! You get to learn a little more about the Jewish culture when Rabbi Small is solving the mystery.
The Rabbi Small books were written more than 50 years ago and I read most of them then. I am delighted to see them making a reappearance. Rabbi Small is yet another member of clergy who has a penchant for solving mysteries. He is similar to others in his general profession, such as Father Brown and Cadfael, who are long suffering in dealing with the bureaucrats in their religious groups, yet wise and adept in solving various enigmas. I am loving reading these books a second time.
Love the whole Rabbi series
Disappointing.
Really enjoyed character Rabbi Small. The info about the Jewish culture also enlightening
I was bored with this book it had all the information but was badly presented.
As always, Rabbi David Small uses his brain and the Talmud to figure things out.
interesting informative and fub
Rabbi Small was a wonderful character
The main recurring characters are like people you know –some funny,some exasperating, but genuine. The plots are believable and don’t give away the ending. They are readable and hold your interest.