Set in a Hassidic community for rich cultural backdrop and unique setting
Features a protagonist with a complex past as an ex-cop and ex-Jew for depth and realism
Involves a murder case requiring both detective skills and spiritual insight
Shortlisted for the Edgar Award, indicating recognition in the mystery genre
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Dov Taylor is an ex-everything—an ex-husband, an ex-cop, an ex-drinker, an ex-observant Jew. The way he sees it, he doesn’t have much to offer, so he’s a tad surprised when he gets a summons from a local rabbi: There’s been a hideous murder in the Hassidic community, and Dov, says the rabbi, is the man to solve the crime. Why Dov? Some hu
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