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    What's in a Flame? A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
    What's in a Flame? A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
    What's in a Flame? A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
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    What's in a Flame? A Jewish Regency Mystery Story

    By Libi Astaire

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    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 set during the Sukkos holiday of 1812, a sukkah (booth) is vandalized on the first night of the Jewish holiday - but nothing is stolen except a dozen candles. Why would anyone steal candles and leave behind the much more valuable silver candlesticks? The solution to this seemingly trivial puzzle is more surprising than even Mr. Melamed imagined. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAster Press
    Release dateFeb 2, 2016
    ISBN9781524268749
    What's in a Flame? A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
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    Libi Astaire

    Libi Astaire is the author of the award-winning Jewish Regency Mystery Series, a historical mystery series about Regency London’s Jewish community. Her other books include: Terra Incognita, a novel about Spanish villagers who discover they are descended from Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity during the Middle Ages; The Banished Heart, a novel about Shakespeare’s writing of The Merchant of Venice; Day Trips to Jewish History, a volume of essays about some lesser known areas of Jewish history; and several volumes of Chassidic tales. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

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