The Rabbi’s Wife Plays at Murder

What a fun find this I book is.  Naomi Graetz wrote this book.  She is an Israeli author of nonfiction literature on subjects of women’s issues.  She has written about feminism in Judaism and the Jewish
perspective on domestic violence.  The Rabbi’s Wife Plays at Murder, is a breakout book for her.  This is a mystery with a somewhat feminist plot that brings the reader a Rabbi’s wife who does not want to be a Rebbetzin.  She is not really feeling connected to the synagogue, she wants to have a separate life from her husband’s career.  She is a mother and holds down a job as a college professor.  She wants to have an equal relationship with her husband. She and her friends play tennis constantly.  It is her escape from the trials and headaches of everyday life.  When a woman is found dead in the park next to the tennis courts she and her tennis partners are interviewed by the police.

Interestingly, this is a mystery novel with all the ins and outs of a whodunit.  Good twists and turns with quite a few characters.  But also there are other interesting topics that are raised and give you food for thought as you are reading.  For a simple mystery novel, there would some good conversation topics from this novel.