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Wishnia, K. J. A.
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Jews -- Fiction.
Inquisition -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Fiction.
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Wishnia, K. J. A.
Jews -- Fiction.
Inquisition -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Fiction.
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The
fifth
servant
/ Kenneth Wishnia.
by
Wishnia, K. J. A.
William Morrow, c2010.
Call #:
FICTION WIS
Subjects
Jews -- Fiction.
Inquisition -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780061725371 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0061725374 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780061725388 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0061725382 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Alternate title:
5th
servant
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xii, 387 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Whoever saves a single life saves the entire world . . . In 1592, as the Catholic Church and the Protestants battle for control of the soul of Europe, Prague is a relatively safe harbor in the religious storm. Ruled by Emperor Rudolph II, the city is a refuge for Jews who live within the gated walls of its ghetto. But their lives are jeopardized when a young Christian girl is found with her throat slashed in a Jewish shop on the eve of Passover. Charged with blood libel, the shopkeeper and his family are arrested. All that stands in the way of a rabid Christian mob is a clever Talmudic scholar, newly arrived from Poland, named Benyamin Ben-Akiva. Pleading the shopkeeper's innocence to the city's sheriff, Benyamin is given three days to bring the true killer to justice. But the search will not be easy. Hampered by rabbinic law, and with no allies or connections, Benyamin has only his wits, knowledge, and faith to guide him on his quest..."--p. [2] of cover.
Genre:
Historical mystery fiction.
Jewish fiction.
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