Harry Kemelman was een Amerikaanse mysterieschrijver en professor Engels, bekend om de creatie van de iconische religieuze speurder, rabbijn David Small. Zijn literaire reis begon met boeiende korte verhalen, met name met de universiteitsprofessor Nicky Welt uit New England. Kemelman's baanbrekende serie rond rabbijn Small oversteeg het mysteriengenre en bood lezers niet alleen boeiende raadsels, maar ook inzichtelijke verkenningen van het conservatieve jodendom, waarmee aanzienlijk kritisch en commercieel succes werd behaald.
On Sunday, Rabbi David Small uncovers a Passover plot that undeniably raises more than Four Questions--threatening to ruin not only his holiday but his role as leader of Barnard's Crossing's Jewish community as well. And then, all the facts begin to point to murder!
The adventures of Harry Kemelman's unassuming hero have been hailed by critics and fans alike. Kemelman is celebrated for his absorbing plots and his warm and knowledgeable depiction of Jews and Judaism. Rabbi David Small must step into action when Barnard's Crossings' most notorious anti-semite is found dead, and several members of his congregation are suspected. The murder victim is a cantankerous curmudgeon who has offended many members of this close-knit Jewish community. It will take all of Rabbi Small's cool-headed logic and tenacity to solve the case and redeem his standing in the temple. Narrator George Guidall was personally approved for this project by the author's estate. With his dramatic flair, Guidall brings Rabbi David Small fully to life and makes you wish the colorful residents of Barnard's Crossing were your own neighbors.
A member of Rabbi Small's congregation dies a mysterious death during the worst hurricane Barnard's Crossing has seen in years. When the suspect turns out to be a troubled but likable young man, Rabbi Small comes to his aid -- drenching himself in a decidedly non-kosher mystery involving prescription drugs, real estate shenanigans, and possibly, pre-meditated murder . . .
Rabbi Small faces political corruption, definitely non-kosher, brewed with a dash of dirty campaign tricks, blackmail, and a possible murder. And if that's not bad enough, the newly appointed president of the temple has decided to replace the rabbi before his daughter's wedding . . .
