Order of Rabbi Small Books
Rabbi Small is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Harry Kemelman. David Small is the newly hired Rabbi of the Conservative Jewish congregation in Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts. He is wise, dedicated to Jewish tradition and a devoted husband. He also possesses formidable problem-solving and deduction abilities, which come in handy when he ends up having to solve mysteries. The series was adapted into a television movie in 1976 (based on Friday the Rabbi Slept Late) and a TV series (entitled Lanigan’s Rabbi).
Harry Kemelman introduced his Rabbi Small character in Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, published in 1964. The series lasted 11 novels, plus an additional non-mystery novel entitled Conversations with Rabbi Small. The series concluded in 1996 with That Day the Rabbi Left Town. Below is a list of Harry Kemelman’s Rabbi Small books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of The Rabbi Small Mysteries Books
Friday the Rabbi Slept Late | (1964) | |
Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry | (1966) | |
Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home | (1969) | |
Monday the Rabbi Took Off | (1972) | |
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red | (1973) | |
Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet | (1976) | |
Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out | (1978) | |
Conversations with Rabbi Small | (1981) | |
Someday the Rabbi Will Leave | (1985) | |
One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross | (1987) | |
The Day the Rabbi Resigned | (1992) | |
That Day the Rabbi Left Town | (1996) |