Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
by Harry Kemelman
A member of Rabbi Small's congregation dies a mysterious death during the worst hurricane Barnard's Crossing has experienced in years. But when the suspect turns out to be a likable albeit troubled young man, Rabbi Small comes to his aid—fully immersing himself in a decidedly non-kosher mystery that involves prescription drugs, real-estate shenanigans and possibly a pre-meditated murder.ABOUT THE AUTHORHarry Kemelman has a B.A. from Boston University and an M.A. in English philology from Harvard. Kemelman taught at a number of schools before World War II and during the war, Kemelman worked as a wage administrator for the United States Army Transportation Corps in Boston and later, for the War Assets Administration. It was after that war that Kemelman became a freelance writer and private businessman.He began his writing career by writing short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine featuring New England college professor Nicky Welt, the first of which, The...