It's Monday and Rabbi David Small is ready to embark on a private exodus to Israel for some much needed rest and respite. But as usual, trouble follows the Rabbi. While his congregation back home is busy plotting his dismissal, the Rabbi has other things to worry about—an incident involving a young American student, Israeli Intelligence, and a group of Arab terrorists who have murder on their minds.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Harry 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 Nine Mile Walk, is considered a classic. He was the creator of one of the most famous religious sleuths, Rabbi David Small - the key figure in his Rabbi series.