That Day the Rabbi Left Town, Harry Kemelman
That Day the Rabbi Left Town, Harry Kemelman
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That Day the Rabbi Left Town

Author: Harry Kemelman

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/16/2012


Synopsis

The rabbi looks into a professor’s death, in the New York Times–bestselling series that’s “the American equivalent of the British cozy” (Booklist).

Retired from his job at the synagogue in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts, Rabbi Small now teaches Judaic studies at a Boston college. Finally able to enjoy theological contemplation without the annoyance of temple politics, the rabbi is shocked when one of his colleagues is found dead in his car—and the clues
at the scene point to murder.

The deceased English professor was notoriously selfish and held long-standing grudges against other members of the faculty, so the list of suspects is long. But when the rabbi who took over Small’s position in Barnard’s Crossing is implicated, it falls to Small to clear his name and find the true killer, one last time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne on January 06, 2025

After serving at Barnard’s Crossing’s synagogue for 25 years, Rabbi David Small decided a few months earlier to retire and teach instead at Windemere College, a small, private Boston university. The synagogue has hired a new rabbi, Dana Selig, and both Selig and Small have moved on — but that doesn’......more

Goodreads review by Richard on March 16, 2020

Drastic times call for drastic measures! With the Coronavirus raging, our local libraries along with the interlibrary loan program are shutdown. The libraries I have access to do not stock an electronic version of the last Rabbi Small book so, rather than wait, I went the “big bucks” and bought an E......more

Goodreads review by Hapzydeco on May 11, 2014

Harry Kemelman combines the tenets of Judaism with mystery. However, this attempt seemed to fall short of the standards that Kemelman set for his previous novels in this series. Perhaps it is just hard to say good-bye to an old friend.......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on November 25, 2018

A bit better note to end the series! More of the dry humor helped, and although too many characters added too many twists & turns, it was a satisfactory conclusion.......more

Goodreads review by Adele on July 26, 2012

Read all the other "Rabbi" books 20 and plus years ago. Didn't even know about this one until I saw it in a used bookstore! I liked it well enough... like seeing an old friend.......more