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Harry Kemelman concludes his best-selling Rabbi Small mystery series with a delightful blend of Talmudic lore and quirky sleuthing. After leaving his Barnard's Crossing Temple, Rabbi David Small launches a Judaic studies program at nearby Windermere College. He soon enthralls his students with dynamic discussions on the history, customs, and practices of Judaism. But when the body of a Windermere professor turns up in a snow bank and suspicion falls on the temple's new rabbi, Rabbi Small show more feels compelled to investigate this suspicious death. show lessTags
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Really enjoyed this one! Always a bit sad to come to the end of a series when you feel like you have really gotten to know the main characters. David Small is definitely an intriguing character who I liked quite a bit and on some occasions annoyed me because of his stubbornness but he was certainly consistent.
In this book, the mystery is a pretty good one with plenty of potential suspects to muddy the waters. Even so, I had a fairly good idea who the culprit was though I hadn't figured out how and all the reasons why. Kemelman does a great job of providing all the pieces so that it all makes sense when all is revealed.
Overall, this is a fitting conclusion to the series that is done quite well.
In this book, the mystery is a pretty good one with plenty of potential suspects to muddy the waters. Even so, I had a fairly good idea who the culprit was though I hadn't figured out how and all the reasons why. Kemelman does a great job of providing all the pieces so that it all makes sense when all is revealed.
Overall, this is a fitting conclusion to the series that is done quite well.
This is the last of the Rabbi Small mysteries. He has retired from the Temple and become a college professor. It is pretty good. I would have liked more likable characters.
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Harry Kemelman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1908. After studying English Literature at Boston University and earning an M.A. from Harvard University in 1931, Kemelman worked as a teacher in several Boston high schools, and later became a private businessman. During this time, he also pursued a career as a freelance writer. Kemelman is best show more known for his mystery-based rabbi books about David Small, a rabbi who solves murder cases. His early stories appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His first rabbi novel, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, received the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1964. Some of Kemelman's other novels in the rabbi series include Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry, Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home, Monday the Rabbi Took Off, and Conversations with Rabbi Small. He died in 1996, at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Als der Rabbi die Stadt verließ
- Original title
- That day the Rabbi left town
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Malcolm Kent; Rabbi David Small; Miriam Small; Professor Kent; Professor Miller; Hugh Lanigan (police chief) (show all 7); Rabbi Dana Selig
- Important places
- Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Dedication
- In memory of Arthur C. Fields, who started me off and Scott Meredith, who brought me along.
- First words
- It was the middle of May and unusually hot for the season as Rabbi David Small of the Barnard's Crossing Temple made ready for his appointment with President Macomber of Windermere College in Boston's Back Bay.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Another cup of coffee, Rabbi?"
- Original language*
- Amerikanisch
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- English, French, German
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- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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