Aviva Ravel: 2 books

They were four best friends in high school but went their separate ways after graduation. Suddenly, many years later, their lives are in jeopardy as tragedy strikes them one by one. Maggie, the detective of the group, is determined to discover the source of the series of calamities. All roads, it seems, lead to their high school years.

With a few deft strokes, the post-depression era Jewish Community of Montreal comes to life In The Gramophone when a young girl's sense of identity becomes linked to the fancy gramophone at her Zaideh's house*. The Gramophone* sets the tone for the rest of the stories in this collection—stories...