Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Rabbi Small Mysteries (Ibooks)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Harry Kemelman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rabbi Small Mysteries (Ibooks) | Publication Date: January 1, 2003

TUESDAY THE RABBI SAW RED

A Rabbi Small Mystery

By Harry Kemelman

Murder is not kosher! When David Small, our favorite rabbi and most unorthodox detective, becomes enmeshed in the murder of a fellow teacher at Windemere Christian College, he discovers things are not at all kosher around the school. From the moment the bomb goes off in the dean's office, everyone is under suspicion.

• The fifth in a series of definitive editions of Rabbi David Small mysteries by award-winning author Harry Kemelman!

• Over seven million copies of Rabbi Small mysteries in print!

• Kemelman's work on the Rabbi Small series served as an inspiration for such mystery writers as Faye Kellerman.

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Rabbi David Small takes a break from the Barnard's Crossing's pulpit to teach a course on Jewish thought at a small community college. But he soon discovers all is not idyllic behind the ivy-colored walls. When a bomb goes off in the dean's office, the peaceful campus mood is shattered and everyone -- from professors and students to the indefatigable rabbi himself -- is suspected . . . of murder. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: I Books (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743445341
• ISBN-13: 978-0743445344
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,055,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly good, May 16, 2000

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Kelly (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Mass Market Paperback)

"Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red" is one of the best mysteries out there. It takes place mainly on a Massachusetts college campus during the Vietnam era. Kemelman opens up with pieces of information that seem irrelevant, but everything falls into place. There is a clear plot, a defined theme, and the characters are real. This book will keep you wondering "whodunit" until the end.

5.0 out of 5 stars always good, August 4, 2010

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This review is from: Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Rabbi David Small Series Vol. 5) (Audio Cassette)

The tapes are in excellent condition. The Rabbi books (audio books) are some of the very best mysteries, without having to be nasty and gruesome.

4.0 out of 5 stars Rabbi Small goes back to school, August 14, 2006

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Jeanne Tassotto (Trapped in the Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (Rabbi Small Mysteries (Ibooks)) (Mass Market Paperback)

This 1973 book is the 5th installment in the 'Rabbi Small' series that began with FRIDAY THE RABBI SLEPT LATE.

Rabbi Small has been asked to take over a class at a nearby college. When he first arrives he discovers that he had conducted the marriage service of his fellow instructors (and the bride was still seething with anger at the rabbi) and that his officemate does not like Jews (or blacks, or Irish etc). After he met with his class he discovers that students have changed since he had graduated fifteen years before. At first the Rabbi was not sure if he really fit in at the college but then there was a bombing and a murder, making him feel right at home. Of course the reprecussions are felt in the congregation of Barnard's Crossing giving the Rabbi more to worry about than mere murder or arson.

As always with the cozy series the murder is secondary to the workings of the Barnard's Crossing temple. Most readers will probably figure out who did it long before the Rabbi reveals all. The story here is in the politics of the temple, and the characters of the community. This book is over thirty years old and shows its age quite a bit. Younger readers will be a bit bewildered by the students dress and behaviors, and by the novelty of women administrators, while those who remember these times will possibly amused by how things have changed.