В детективной истории, "Пятница, когда раввин заспался", молодой раввин Дэвид Смолл решает спорные вопросы необычным способом — прибегая к помощи Талмуда. Поначалу люди с недоверием относятся к такому методу, но вскоре убеждаются в его действенности.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1908, Harry Kemelman was the creator of perhaps one of the most famous religious sleuths: Rabbi David Small. His writing career began with short stories for featuring New England college professor Nicky Welt, the first of which, "The Nine Mile Walk," is considered to be a classic (the Welt stories were later grouped into a collection with the same title). The Rabbi Small series began in 1964, with It went on to become a bestseller, and won Kemelman an Edgar for "Best First Novel" in 1965. Kemelman died in 1996.
