Monday the Rabbi Took Off (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 4)

A bomb plot draws Rabbi Small into international intrigue while he’s vacationing in the Holy Land in this New York Times–bestselling novel.

Edgar Award–Winning Author

David Small has spent six years as the rabbi of Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts, and every year his job has been in crisis. In desperate need of time away, he embarks on a three-month trip to Israel. He expects a relaxing, soul-nourishing stay, but wherever Rabbi Small goes, murder follows.

A bombing disrupts his vacation and the rabbi finds himself thrust into a world of terrorism and political discord in the divided city of Jerusalem. He teams up with an Orthodox Israeli cop to hunt down the terrorists before they can attack again. Dispensing Jewish wisdom as he employs his astute detective skills, Rabbi Small might be the only one who can crack this explosive case.

“Salty, smart, shrewdly funny, well-plotted and fast-moving . . . Will take the blue out of Monday.” —The Detroit News

“A fascination and delight from beginning to end.” —Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Salty, smart, shrewdly funny, well-plotted and fast-moving . . . Will take the blue out of Monday.” —The Detroit News
 
“A fascination and delight from beginning to end.” —Library Journal
 
“Ingenious . . . Highly recommended.” —The New York Times on Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out
 
“A first-rate mystery.” —The New Yorker on Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
 
“Vintage Kemelman—clean prose, quiet wit, absorbing characters, and revealing conversations, with David’s discourses on Judaism as fascinating as ever.” —Publishers Weekly on That Day the Rabbi Left Town