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    Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
    Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
    Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
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    Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red

    Written by Harry Kemelman

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    With his Rabbi Small mysteries, acclaimed author Harry Kemelman has made the best-seller lists every day of the week! The adventures of the unassuming Rabbi are hailed by critics and fans for their wit, wisdom, and the unparalleled logic of one of the world's most unusual sleuths. On Tuesday, Rabbi David Small takes a break from the Barnard's Crossing pulpit to teach a course on Jewish Thought at a small community college. But he soon discovers that all is not idyllic behind the ivy-covered walls. When a bomb goes off in the dean's office, the peaceful campus mood is shattered. Soon everyone-from professors and students to the indefatigable rabbi himself-is suspected of murder. Personally approved for this unabridged recording by the author's estate, veteran narrator George Guidall brings all the characters to life as Rabbi Small ensures that murder doesn't make the grade.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 7, 2012
    ISBN9781470338169
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    Harry Kemelman

    Harry Kemelman (1908–1996) was best known for his popular rabbinical mystery series featuring the amateur sleuth Rabbi David Small. Kemelman wrote twelve novels in the series, the first of which, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. This book was also adapted as an NBC made-for-TV movie, and the Rabbi Small Mysteries were the inspiration for the NBC television show Lanigan’s Rabbi. Kemelman’s novels garnered praise for their unique combination of mystery and Judaism, and with Rabbi Small, the author created a protagonist who played a part-time detective with wit and charm. Kemelman also wrote a series of short stories about Nicky Welt, a college professor who used logic to solve crimes, which were published in a collection entitled The Nine Mile Walk. Aside from being an award-winning novelist, Kemelman, originally from Boston, was also an English professor.

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    • 4/5
      In the fifth of the books featuring Rabbi David Small and his friend police chief Lanigan, the rabbi takes on a part-time job lecturing in Jewish Studies at the Windemere Christian College. His colleagues there include the young radical Roger Fine and the subtly anti-semitic John Hendryx, acting head of English. While Rabbi Small discovers that things have changed in education since his day, some of Fine's fellow radicals among the students find that his contract is not being renewed, and try to take action. After their meeting with Dean Millicent Hanbury breaks up, a bomb goes off in the room they had been using, which apparently causes the death of Hendryx in his nearby office. All is not what it seems, however, and when Fine is arrested for murder the Rabbi applies some of his trademark Talmudic logic to find the real culprit. As usual, the murder itself is only part of the book's raison d'etre, and we get more information about Judaism into the bargain. Well worth an occasional re-read.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoy this view of the 70's from my parents' generation. I'm starting to wonder if he ever got the hang of making the killer less obvious.