Liebermans Law, Stuart M. Kaminsky
Liebermans Law, Stuart M. Kaminsky
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Lieberman's Law

Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Narrator: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Unabridged: 11 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2021

Synopsis

With his Chicago cops, Edgar Award winner "Kaminsky is hard to beat for a thoughtful, well-plotted, well-written mystery" (The Washington Post Book World).

Most days, the counters at Maish's Deli on Chicago's North Side are crowded with elderly Jewish men who trade stories and crack wise. But today, the mood at Maish's is grim. Someone has vandalized the local temple—the fifth in a row—and stolen a priceless Torah, and only Abe Lieberman can set things right. A veteran cop whose low-key attitude and sardonic humor conceal an intense commitment to justice, Lieberman is taking the break-in very personally—the synagogue's president just happens to be his wife.

With the help of his lapsed Catholic partner, Bill Hanrahan, Lieberman must straddle the roles of detective and diplomat, tracking down the thugs who defaced the temples while at the same time brokering peace between the North Side's warring factions before they tear the city apart. Because when it comes to the law, the cop they call "Rabbi" understands that while he may work for the Chicago police department, he also serves a higher authority.

About Stuart M. Kaminsky

Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009) was one of the most prolific crime fiction authors of the last four decades. Born in Chicago, he spent his youth immersed in pulp fiction and classic cinema-two forms of popular entertainment which he would make his life's work. After college and a stint in the army, Kaminsky wrote film criticism and biographies of the great actors and directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. In 1977, when a planned biography of Charlton Heston fell through, Kaminsky wrote Bullet for a Star, his first Toby Peters novel, beginning a fiction career that would last the rest of his life.

Kaminsky penned twenty-four novels starring the detective, whom he described as "the anti-Philip Marlowe." In 1981's Death of a Dissident, Kaminsky debuted Moscow police detective Porfiry Rostnikov, whose stories were praised for their accurate depiction of Soviet life. His other two series starred Abe Lieberman, a hardened Chicago cop, and Lew Fonseca, a process server. In all, Kaminsky wrote more than sixty novels. He died in St. Louis in 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kellie

I have really enjoyed this series so far. This is #5. I like the characters and the story line has been very engaging since book one. Quick Recap. Abe Lieberman and Bill Hanrahan are Chicago area cops. Abe is Jewish and Bill is Catholic. Despite their religious differences, they are good friends. Ab......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Abe Lieberman, a Jewish Chicago Detective and his partner an Irish Detective are dealing with the attack on Abe's synagogue as well as a number of others and also with gangs and groups of Skinheads, Muslims, Jewish activists, Korean and black kids from the projects as well as everyday home life of e......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Here, Lieberman is more of a tough guy, like an old, Jewish Lucas Davenport, than his usual low key self. I prefer Lieberman’s usual persona, so this doesn’t get the usual four stars. But it is a fine page-turner.......more

Goodreads review by Denver

Lieberman and Hanrahan performed on point, it was the ending that I felt didn’t deliver. I just didn’t feel like the author elaborated enough on the true villain of the book.......more

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