Costumed Foolery: A Jewish Regency Mystery Story

By Libi Astaire

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 what they seem.   

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aster Press
• Release date: May 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201720360

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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