Book Log 2017 #17: The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia
A young Talmudic scholar in 16th century Prague has three days to solve the murder of a Christian child before the Jewish community faces reprisals. Complicating matters is that he has to undertake his investigation under the usual limitations put on Jewish residents by the local authority and the laws of his religion.
It's a novel setting (so to speak) for a murder mystery, bolstered by both the historical and religious aspects of the story. For some reason I only gave it three stars on Goodreads, not sure why.
03 December 2017
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