Join amateur sleuths, private detectives, and feisty female protagonists in a journey through time with this anthology of historical mysteries spanning nearly a thousand years, from Medieval Wales to 1940s Ohio. This collection of eight novellas and short stories is the perfect introduction to five award-winning series in settings ranging from the back streets of Elizabethan and Regency London to the steep slopes of Victorian San Francisco.-- Libi Astaire, the Jewish Regency

A young Jewish orphan goes missing in London during the great Frost Fair of 1814. Is he merely lost? Has he been kidnapped? Or killed?An ancient coin from the Land of Israel disappears during a dinner party. An honest mistake on the part of someone, or is someone trying to swindle one of the guests?A sukkah is destroyed in London's East End. A priceless diamond and pearl bracelet is lost in fashionable Mayfair. A coincidence? Or is there some hidden connection lyin...

There's trouble afoot in Regency London's Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes—until wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with an unlikely pair: General Well'ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane, the leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets.In this short mystery story, an ancient coin from the Land of Israel goes missing during a dinner party hosted by the Lyon family. The most likely suspect is a young man from the Holy Land who has come to England ...

It's a miracle! Or is it? When the members of London's Great Synagogue decide to replace their old and battered menorah with one that's newer and more elegant, the old menorah refuses to leave its spot on the Eastern Wall. But is this really a sign from Heaven, or a sign that some nefarious plot is afoot? It's up to wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed to solve the mystery - and solve it before Chanukah begins.

There are strange goings-on in the Moses household. But is Mr. Ezra Melamed overreacting when he fears someone is trying to harm Mrs. Moses, an elderly widow with a large fortune? Or does the letter he received, signed "The Petrified Psalm," present a danger he dare not ignore?The Petrified Psalm is the sixth novella in the Jewish Regency Mystery series.

Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli was once walking down the street when he was asked by a Russian police officer, "Where are you going?"Where are you going? That's a good question for any day of the year, but it's especially pertinent during the time period in the Jewish religion known as the Days of Awe - Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance, and Yom Kippur - which are days uniquely designed for taking an inner journey to discover the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life.In...

"The world is built with kindness," King David wrote in Psalm 83. And he should know. He was the great-grandson of Ruth, the Jewish convert who became known as the embodiment of kindness—and whose story we read on the holiday of Shavuos.Like Ruth before them, the Chassidic masters, as well as the leaders of the Mussar (Ethical) movement, turned performing acts of kindness into a fine art. And in these fifteen stories, renowned figures such as Rav Zusya of Hanipoli, the Gerrer Rebbe...

On Sukkos, we are commanded to be joyful. In fact, Sukkos is the time when we replenish our storehouse of joy for the entire year. But how can we be joyous when there is so much sadness and disappointment? In these 15 stories culled from the Chassidic tradition, masters of joyous living such as Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli and Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev show us the way.

Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, will be a whole new experience after reading these thirty-six stories - one for each Chanukah candle - from the Chassidic tradition. Join the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Zusya of Hanipoli, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, the Chozeh of Lublin, and many others as they share their timeless wisdom for how to stay happy and optimistic during even the darkest times.

Barnet Court's connoisseurs of crime are back! Join retired Jewish detectives Herschel Perlow, Miss Janice Eppel, Ronny and Rubles Bernfeld, and author Agatha Krinsky as they tackle new mysteries to solve in this humorous, Passover-themed homage to Dame Agatha Christie. Included are these three novellas:Dying for Chametz: Barnet Court is all abuzz when it's announced that Claudette Kelly, a film star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, will be filming an interview at...

In this newest addition to the Jewish Regency Mystery Series, London's Jewish community is getting ready for the Purim holiday — and more mystery.When Bashe Bunzel insists on marrying the man she loves, her wealthy father threatens to disinherit her. But the new will is soon stolen, and then Mr. Bunzel also disappears. Was he murdered? And what happened to the will? The complications multiply with dizzying speed in this short mystery where, in the Purim tradition, no one is quite w...

Oy vey! When elderly mystery writer Agatha Krinsky falls for the fifth time, her nephew Sheldon insists she move into an assisted living facility. True to form, on her first day in her new home Agatha discovers a body in the library. But the staff won't take her seriously, and even her elderly luncheon companions — Herschel Perlow, Miss Eppel, and Ronny and Rubles Bernfeld — are more interested in talking about bodies they encountered in their earlier careers than helping Agatha solve her ...