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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun read for Shabbat!,
This review is from: Fax Me a Bagel: A Novel Introducing Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mysteries) (Hardcover)
As a former resident of Austin, TX and its Jewish community, I found this book true to life in the details of living in a small Jewish community far from the East coast. Eternal, TX may be fiction, but it's also true! True, some of the characterization seems a bit extreme, but this is a fun read. Ruby's perspective is funny, yet realistic as a new widow struggling along. The narrative zips along and before you know it, you're finished, hoping that Kahn is writing quickly to keep you up-to-date on Essie Sue, the new Rabbi, and, of course, Ruby herself.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a fast read; entertaining & funny,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fax Me a Bagel: A Novel Introducing Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Not since I discovered Anne George ("Murder on a Bad Hair Day") have I enjoyed a mystery so! Ruby entertained me with her descriptions of the characters surrounding her. She knows her bagels (and now so do I!). I enjoyed the past history of the Aboud feud and her trips to NYC. Having lived there, it was easy to picture the rent controlled apt. the uncle lives in and the bagel bakery downtown. This is a light-hearted, fast-paced murder mystery and I hope it's not long before Sharon Kahn has another "Ruby" mystery. I look forward to another visit to Eternal, TX!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of laughs & extra cream cheese, please,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fax Me a Bagel: A Novel Introducing Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mysteries) (Hardcover)
With a title like Fax Me a Bagel, you know you're in for a treat. So meet Ruby - computer consultant and widow of a well-respected Rabbi. Ruby seems to have a fairly uneventful and normal life in the small town of Eternal, Texas, where she spends an awful lot of time at The Hot Bagel.Not only is Ruby a regular patron of this bagel cafe, she is considering investing in the business. A strong friendship with owner Milt Aboud and a lifelong love affair with bagels lead Ruby to believe that this could be a great career move. But life in Eternal becomes a little more interesting after Marla Solomon has a deadly encounter with one of Milt's bagels laced with poison. Being a friend of Milt's, a potential investor in The Hot Bagel, and ... well ... nosey, Ruby sets out to find out who killed Marla and why. What she finds is a bagel-based feud beyond her wildest imagination. Along the way, we are introduced to a colorful cast of characters, and a fun (albeit danger-filled) ride through Jewish communities in Texas and New York. Soon, Ruby learns that her late husband's hit-and-run death may have been no accident, and that she might be next on a killer's to-do list. But just when things get too tense, Kahn livens things up with hilarious scenes and hard-to-forget characters. It's a funny and fast-paced novel, with a mystery that will leave you guessing up until the book's last pages. It's no wonder that Fax Me a Bagel is a hit with fans and critics alike. Let's hope that we get to see much more of Ruby and The Hot Bagel in the future.
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