Death And Blintzes (Rosen Mysteries) [Paperback]

Dorothy Rosen ROSEN (Author), Sidney Rosen (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly

It's the Depression, and young widow Belle Appleman is grateful for her new job tacking belt loops on men's pants in a Boston factory. Then she discovers a co-worker's body in the Charles River and, feeling personally involved, begins trading theories with the detective in charge of the case. In the midst of her sleuthing, she's elected shop steward and becomes involved with union politics, as well as with a dashing union leader on whom she tries out her Bette Davis voice and Garbo look. But when one of the factory owners is also murdered and a friend is accused, Belle must make serious efforts to find the killer, for her heart's sake as well as for her friend's. Feisty, impulsive and chatty, Belle Appleman is a welcome addition to Boston's growing population of female amateur detectives. Foreign rights: Bleeker Assoc. October 21
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers; First Edition edition (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897334507
• ISBN-13: 978-0897334501
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,633,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Family, Mrs. Appleman, June 19, 1999

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This review is from: Death And Blintzes (Rosen Mysteries) (Paperback)

As the husband and father of two of your authors (Alicia Appleman-Jurman and Daniel Appleman), I welcome the addition of the first fictional character to our family. Belle Appleman reads like the kind of person who would fit right in with the rest of us Jewish Applemans. She thinks for herself, has an inquiring mind and a lot of Khutzpah. I couldn't put the book down...as a purely mystery story it is good, but there are better. As a character study, more typical of her generation than many might admit, Belle seems to me typical of the great majority of the wave of Jewish immigration preceeding and immediately after the first World War who threw aside their European traditions..she wanted to become an American and lead a normal life, even if, in her case, this included becoming an amateur detective. Gabriel Appleman

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a very enjoyable book, more History than Mystery., September 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Death And Blintzes (Rosen Mysteries) (Paperback)

Dorothy & Sidney Rosen's "Death & Blintzes" is a loving and very entertaining look at a specific place and time: West Boston, 1936, where somewhat-Americanized Jewish immigrants nervously explore a great new world. Sometimes it's the best of everything--great "nosherai" and fabulous movie stars--and sometimes it's a little frightening, as when a worker can lose a non-Union job through no fault of her own. Garment worker/detective Belle Appleman is a 36-year-old widow who enjoys her world but treats it with appropriate caution. When a fellow factory worker is killed, who but Belle would have the chutzpah to "help" the Boston Police Department find the murderer? This book is soft-boiled in the best sense of the word, although sex and violence are both treated in a matter-of-fact way. The novel's strength is in its honesty to a time and place which may well be forgotten by the time the next generation of American Jews comes of age.