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Book Reviews of Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3)

Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3)
Don't Cry for Me Hot Pastrami - Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3
Author: Sharon Kahn
ISBN-13: 9780425187159
ISBN-10: 0425187152
Publication Date: 11/5/2002
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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10 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book. Totally hillarious. Sharon Kahn has a wonderful sense of humor.
Dove avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 262 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Fast quick cozy read. I enjoy this series because the sleuth is such a "normal" type person!
aardvark avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 157 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Food, mayhem and plenty of humor.
mannsb avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 134 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyed the first 2, but this one seemed a little "far out" as far as the antics of Essie Sue are concerned. A possible love interset for the Rabbi's widow?
Bernie avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on
Sailing the Caribbean on a bargain cruise line, Ruby and members from her temple discover day old dinners and portholes sealed with bubblegum. The good news is Ruby finds love on deck. The bad news is he may be a killer.
ladycholla avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 2081 more book reviews
Very nice cozy with good humour.
sumagoo avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 25 more book reviews
Funny, book about a Rabbi's widow and her friends.
reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 255 more book reviews
Third in the "Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife Mysteries" series:
Fax Me A Bagel
Never Nosh A Matzo Ball
Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami
Hold the Cream Cheese Kill the Lox

Read more at sharonkahn.com.

From Publishers Weekly
Widow Ruby Rothman and the gang from Temple Rita in Eternal, Tex., return for a third riotous tale of murder and mayhem from Agatha Award-nominee Kahn. The irksome temple yenta Essie Sue Margolis, fund-raising chairperson and resident busybody, plans a Caribbean cruise with a Jewish sea captain and Prof. Willie Bob Gonzales, who will lecture on Jews of the Caribbean. Ruby knows from a survey she conducted that their rabbi, Kevin Kapstein, is losing ground with his congregation. She's certain that the cruise will boost his waning popularity. However, the survey is anything but kosher, the sea captain is actually Essie Sue's cousin Horatio (n Harry) Goldberg, and Willie Bob dies mysteriously at Ruby's feet while waiting to board the ship. And as if that weren't enough, the boat runs into a severe storm, the opening gala dinner features plastic tablecloths and frozen chicken and it looks like the cruise to die for will be the cruise to die from. Even a possible shipboard romance, the first romantic interest Ruby has felt since her husband's death, is fraught with suspicion and doubts as she uses her high-tech computer skills and the aid of her mysterious e-mail friend, Nan, to discover what really happened to Willie Bob. A fast-paced mystery, a cast of quirky characters, humor and wit that will make readers giggle if not laugh out loud, as well as an enchanting sleuth, make this a delightful addition to the series.
SuzO avatar reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 65 more book reviews
Light, funny reading.
reviewed Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami (Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife, Bk 3) on + 14 more book reviews
Interesting, held my attention. Not as good as the "Rabbi weekday series"