Friday the Rabbi Slept Late

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late is a mystery novel, the first of the successful Rabbi Small series.

Plot
The body of a young woman is found on the grounds of the Temple. The woman had been strangled and evidence points to Rabbi Small - her purse is found in his car, which had been left in the Temple parking lot the night before.

Main Characters in "Friday the Rabbi Slept Late"

 * David Small – the newly-hired Rabbi of the title, protagonist
 * Hugh Lanigan – the local police chief
 * Miriam Small – the Rabbi's wife
 * Jacob Wasserman – the President of the Temple


 * Al Becker – local car dealer, unfriendly towards Rabbi Small
 * Elspeth Bleech – the murder victim, whose body is found on the Temple grounds
 * Stanley Doble – the Temple custodian and handyman, later suspected in Elspeth's murder