Four Rabbi Small Mysteries (1964)

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A collection of four novels from the New York Times –bestselling, Edgar Award–winning mystery series starring a rabbi in a tiny New England town. Spend a long weekend with the scholar and spiritual leader who watches over the Jewish community in 1960s Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts—and in his spare time, solves crimes. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late : A young nanny is found dead in the temple parking lot—and her purse is discovered in Rabbi David Small's car. Now he has to collaborate with the local Irish-Catholic police chief to exonerate himself. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry : Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, is defiled when a body is found—and the rabbi must uncover who has something to atone for. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home : When Passover is overshadowed by congregational politics and a murder at a local university, the rabbi must study the