Rabbis and Gangsters: A Murder Mystery Novel

By Phil Graubart

Yael Gold is in love with her boss, Rabbi Judah Loeb, but when the rabbi's wife is found murdered, Yael goes from love-addled na f to panicky murder suspect overnight. Set in a desert suburb in the Southwest, this brilliant, tense murder mystery keeps readers constantly guessing "whodunit." Was it Yael's husband, an insecure Klezmer musician with a savant's gift for musical trivia or one of Judah Loeb's many mistresses? Or is the culprit the ethically-challenged senior rabbi whose "open marriage" scandal rocks his desert community--or is it the mysterious former mafia hitman known only as "The Scumbag?" With humor and suspense it follows Yael through the shocking murder as her troubled past--a philandering rabbi father, her Cuban gangster relatives, and scarring childhood abuse--provides scope to her difficult but triumphant journey to becoming a spiritual leader.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550962981
• ISBN13: 9781550962987
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Exile Editions
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"