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A Tale of Two Rabbis
A Rabbi Ben Mystery
Rabbi Ben is back. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times—newly-engaged, Ben is in Pittsburgh for a medical procedure when he passes out in the street. He comes to in the home of Abby Silverblatt—after saving her son from school bullies. Invited to services at Abby’s tiny synagogue, Ben is asked to look into their elderly Rabbi's disappearance. Oh, and could he fill in for their Rabbi Geltkern while he’s at it? Ben just wants to take it easy, but how can he say no? Sifting through the clues of Geltkern’s disappearance, Ben discovers unusual goings-on at the synagogue. Papers are missing, a mysterious motion-detection camera alerts someone on the outside when the building is occupied, and an intruder visits the premises. When Bernstein is found dead in his office, his files stripped bare, Ben knows he’s touched a nerve. The more Ben uncovers, the less it makes sense—until he begins to suspect that perhaps Geltkern isn’t really a rabbi. Using Talmudic logic, Ben pieces together the puzzle, and comes up with millions of reasons why someone would want him out of the picture. With the help of a bowling alley’s oversexed accountant looking to score a strike with our red-haired hero, Ben unravels an elaborate plot that goes back to Sanok, Poland on the eve of World War II, and beyond. It is a far, far better thing that he does, than he has ever done. Read Reviews Read More NOTE: Check out Rabbi Ben Mystery #2, A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, and the first in the series, For Whom The Shofar Blows. |