Harry Kemelman

Harry Kemelman
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Harry Kemelman (1908–1996) was best known for his popular rabbinical mystery series featuring the amateur sleuth Rabbi David Small. Kemelman wrote twelve novels in the series, the first of which, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. This book was also adapted as an NBC made-for-TV movie, and the Rabbi Small Mysteries were the inspiration for the NBC television show Lanigan’s Rabbi. Kemelman’s novels garnered praise for their unique combination of mystery and Judaism, and with Rabbi Small, the author created a protagonist who played a part-time detective with wit and charm. Kemelman also wrote a series of short stories about Nicky Welt, a college professor who used logic to solve crimes, which were published in a collection entitled The Nine Mile Walk.
Aside from being an award-winning novelist, Kemelman, originally from Boston, was also an English professor.

Books By Harry Kemelman (14 Books)

One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross
Monday the Rabbi Took Off
The Nine Mile Walk
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet
Conversations with Rabbi Small
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late
Someday the Rabbi Will Leave

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Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
That Day the Rabbi Left Town
The Day the Rabbi Resigned
Four Rabbi Small Mysteries

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