Libi Astaire: 16 books

Join amateur sleuths, private detectives, and feisty female protagonists in a journey through time with this anthology of historical mysteries spanning nearly a thousand years, from Medieval Wales to 1940s Ohio. This collection of eight novellas and short stories is the perfect introduction to five...

Rebbe Zusha of Hanipoli was once walking down the street when he was asked by a Russian police officer, "Where are you going?" Where are you going? That's a good question for any day of the year, but it's especially pertinent during the time period in the Jewish religion known as...

There's trouble afoot in Regency London's Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes—until wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with an unlikely pair: General Well'ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane, the leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets. In this first volume...

Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, will be a whole new experience after reading these thirty-six stories - one for each Chanukah candle - from the Chassidic tradition. Join the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Zusya of Hanipoli, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, the Chozeh of Lublin, and many others as they share their timeless wisdom for how to stay happy and optimistic during even the darkest times.

The Passover Seder is a time when Jewish families around the world gather together to retell the story of the Jewish People's passage from slavery in Egypt to freedom. It is also a time when we share stories about our Sages, such as the 15 stories in this book – one story for each step in the Seder...

For anyone who has ever been touched and inspired by a Chassidic tale, this box set needs no introduction. For anyone who has not yet experienced the warmth and wisdom of Chassidic masters such as the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Zusha of Hanipoli—welcome! In these volumes you'll find stories...

A young Jewish orphan goes missing in London during the great Frost Fair of 1814. Is he merely lost? Has he been kidnapped? Or killed? An ancient coin from the Land of Israel disappears during a dinner party. An honest mistake on the part of someone, or is someone trying to swindle one of the...

If you're not yet acquainted with the Jewish Regency Mystery Series, this is a great way to get introduced. Included in the holiday box set are: TEMPEST IN THE TEA ROOM: "[A] highly recommended page-turner" —Jewish Book Council In this full-length novel set in Regency London, a...

There’s trouble afoot in Regency London’s Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes—until wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with an unlikely pair: General Well’ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane, the leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets.  In this...

There’s trouble afoot in Regency London’s Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes—until wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with an unlikely pair: General Well’ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane, the leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets.  In this...

In this Jewish Regency mystery short story set during the Frost Fair of 1814, a recently orphaned boy disappears, seemingly off the face of the earth. Mr. Melamed enlists the aid of General Well'ngone, who has his own reason for wishing to find the missing child—the General has fallen in love with...

If you love great stories about our Jewish Sages, this book is for you! In these pages you'll meet the Baal Shem Tov, the Chofetz Chaim, Rav Zusha of Hanipoli, and many others, who understood that there is no such thing as an unimportant person or action. Every day we have opportunities to become...

Oy vey! When elderly mystery writer Agatha Krinsky falls for the fifth time, her nephew Sheldon insists she move into an assisted living facility. True to form, on her first day in her new home Agatha discovers a body in the library. But the staff won’t take her seriously, and even her elderly luncheon...

"The world is built with kindness," King David wrote in Psalm 83. And he should know. He was the great-grandson of Ruth, the Jewish convert who became known as the embodiment of kindness—and whose story we read on the holiday of Shavuos. Like Ruth before them, the Chassidic masters,...