Alfred Bodenheimer

Als ein Mitglied seiner Gemeinde ermordet wird, ist Rabbi Klein bestürzt. Dann bittet ihn Kommissarin Bänziger von der Stadtpolizei Zürich um Übersetzung einiger hebräischer E-Mails des Toten. Da ahnt sie noch nicht, dass es mit Rabbi Klein nicht ganz einfach wird. Denn der macht sich Sorgen um seine Juden in der liberalen Gemeinde, und als er die Rede zur Trauerfeier vorbereitet und über den Brudermord Kains und die Prüfung Hiobs nachdenkt, beginnt er zu ahnen, dass er wichtigen Hinweisen zum Verbrechen auf der Spur ist. Heimlich beginnt der sympathisch unperfekte Rabbi zu ermitteln.(krimi-couch.de)… (més)

The second book by Zurich's Rabbi Klein was also amusing to read. Rabbi Klein was stooped for some time by a woman from his parish. When this woman falls in front of the train in the train station Enge it only gets worse for Rabbi Klein. His wife, who returns from London to Zurich after a family reunion, is already awaited by the police and has been arrested for the time being. All the evidence points out that she could be the culprit, which Rabbi Klein does not believe for a moment. With his detective knowledge he interferes and tries to get to the bottom of the case. It soon turns out that other Jewish community members have laundered money by making a fortune with insider knowledge. It is difficult to prove their actions to these persons. In addition, his older daughter is involved in the fact that her friends are involved in the act in some way. In addition to all these turbulences, there are also changes in the Jewish community, which also can not wait.… (més)

This is the first volume of the Rabbi Klein series. Klein is the Orthodox rabbi of the Jewish community in my hometown Zürich. When a teacher of the Jewish school is found murdered in his apartment, in Klein's life, nothing is as it should be. On the one hand he had to calm the members of his community and on the other hand he wanted to find out the truth. One culprit was quickly found, but Rabbi Klein did not believe in his guilt.
This book is not only an enjoyable crime mystery, it's also an exciting way to get to know or recognize the Jewish Zürich.… (més)