Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 6)

Name: Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 6)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (1086 reviews)
Author: Harry Kemelman

by Harry Kemelman

Mystery Thriller Literary Fiction

4.3 (1,086)

4.3 stars from 1,086 reviews. Top 89% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy cosy mysteries with intellectual protagonists who solve crimes through dialogue and deduction rather than action.
You appreciate period details and small-town American settings where everyone knows everyone's business.
You like mysteries that blend social satire (here, 1980s wellness fads) with genuine criminal investigation.

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You want fast-paced thrillers with high stakes and physical danger.
You're looking for standalone mysteries rather than series books where character history matters.
You prefer contemporary settings and modern sensibilities over books written in the mid-twentieth century style.

About this book

A pharmaceutical error becomes the center of a murder investigation in this mystery set in Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts. Rabbi David Small's synagogue has recently elected a new president who wants to use temple funds to build a meditation retreat. The congregation has embraced New Age practices including yoga, crystals, and chants. When a troubled young man returns to town after time in a controversial Hasidic cult, the rabbi anticipates he will follow the New Age trend. However, events take a darker turn when an elderly patient dies after receiving incorrect medication from the local pharmacist—the father of the young man who recently returned. When the patient's family suggests the medication error was deliberate, both the pharmacist and his son become suspects. Rabbi Small undertakes an investigation, applying Old Testament wisdom to solve the crime amid the town's New Age preoccupations.

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Currently 4.3★ from 1,086 reviews

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