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    The Petrified Psalm: A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
    The Petrified Psalm: A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
    The Petrified Psalm: A Jewish Regency Mystery Story
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    The Petrified Psalm: A Jewish Regency Mystery Story

    By Libi Astaire

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    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.   

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAster Press
    Release dateJul 20, 2021
    ISBN9798201006396
    The Petrified Psalm: 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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