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Fax Me A Bagel [Mass Market Paperback]

Sharon Kahn (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Release Date: Jan 14 2002
When a patron drops dead in The Hot Bagel, Ruby's friend the baker faces interrogation-and it's up to Ruby to fill the holes in the story.

Effectively combines humor with crime. (Booklist)

Entertaining. (Publishers Weekly)

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You gotta love Ruby Rothman, the Eternal, Texas, rebbitzen (rabbi's wife) with a craving for bagels. Actually, she's the rabbi's widow when this engaging mystery begins, but it isn't until days after a member of the congregation pushes in front of Ruby in line at the Hot Bagel and bites off more than she can chew--a little cyanide--that Ruby begins to wonder if there's a connection between the poisoned bagel and her husband's death a year ago in a hit-and-run accident. But right now she's got more immediate things to think about--like clearing the cloud of suspicion that's settled like flour on her friend Milt, the bagel baker, and avoiding the clutches of Essie Sue, the temple yenta, who's determined to make a shiddach (match) between Ruby and the new rabbi of Temple Rita (don't ask). The action moves from East Texas to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, connected by a family feud and a cunning killer who's out to give Ruby more than a minor case of heartburn. Fax Me a Bagel has some structural problems--too many plot points are worked out in a series of e-mails between Ruby and her friend Nan instead of being explicated in action and narrative; and Kahn has a tendency to tell instead of show. But Ruby is an appealing heroine, and this debut mystery has "series" written all over it. --Jane Adams --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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In Eternal, Tex., Ruby Rothman, a 46-year-old rabbi's widow, calls upon her knowledge of the Jewish community and her skills as a savvy computer consultant in this entertaining debut. When the sister of the temple board's vice-chairman is fatally felled by a poisoned bagel, the police arrest the baker, Ruby's friend Milt. While filling in for him at the bakery and trying to figure out why anyone would want to kill the mousy woman, Ruby finds a note in her late husband's files warning him to stay away from Milt and his bakery. After she is almost hit by a car on her way home one night, she decides that her husband, who died in a hit-and-run, was murdered and that she's the next target. But why? She learns about two brothers who started in the cutthroat bagel business in New York in the 1930s and pieces together the family feud that brought Milt to Texas. Memories of older relatives and additional notes from her late husband's files suggest that his family may have been involved in the feud, and then the threats on her life get more serious. Although the direction of the plot is given away in the first chapter, the action unfolds at a smart pace as readers are given the inside scoop on rabbi selection and installation and the history of the bagel union in New York. With her low-key sense of humor and her perky inquisitiveness, Ruby is a welcome addition to the ranks of amateur female sleuths.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre Jun 6 2003
By Lisa Bahrami
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I decided to give this series another shot after I read and disliked one of the author's other books. I hate to pile on but this series really does fall flat. Ruby is an unappealing character and the plot seems farfetched and convoluted.That is the kiss of death in a series that hopes to have any staying power. The supporting characters are very irritating .It would be so great to have a cozy mystery series with a strong Jewish female protagonist but Ruby is not in the running.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read, But Not Great Book Jan 25 2003
By Susan R. Cakars
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Overall, the book is a quick fun read.

I was not disposed to like Ruby Rothman after her flippant email at the very beginning, but as I kept reading, I began to like her as a character. But, why does she have to send incomplete email because phone is ringing? Can't she save it as a draft, take call, finish email and then send?

Also, why not be more assertive in defending herself? Essie Sue complains about Ruby having red hair & green eyes. Ruby tells her lots of biblical figures were redheads. Why not just say that if Jews weren't supposed to have green eyes and red hair, God wouldn't have made her that way. Why doesn't she tell Essie Sue that she wasn't a rabbi's wife; she was Stu's wife and Stu happened to be a rabbi.

Rabbi Kapstein is the rabbi from hell. What kind of a rabbi, or other clergyman, comes on so strong to another woman so soon after his wife leaves him? Doesn't he need to do any grieving for his failed marriage?

I loved it when Yvonne Copeland, Buster's wife, asked the rabbi if his wife had to call him Rabbi Kapstein in those "wifely" moments. She should have pushed for an answer.

I loved the part about the installation service for Rabbi Kapstein.

I would like to have seen more of Ruby's son, Joshie. Isn't he a little old to be called Joshie? But maybe this is a Texas thing or a southern thing.

I got tired of emails between Ruby & Nan. Would have liked more expository writing.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Weak, weak, weak Jan 9 2002
By Mark B. Wieder
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Mystery novels with Jewish themes are somewhat rare, but if you're looking for a good one, this is not it. It was worth a quick read to "kill an evening," but is far from a classic. The developments and conclusion were very predictable. You may prefer the earlier books in Faye Kellerman's Peter Drucker/Rina Lazarus series. If you just want a female detective, Sue Grafton's series (A is for Alibi, etc.) also gives a quick read but is much better.
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4.0 out of 5 stars SO, I LIKE BAGELS!
To be honest, I picked up this book because of the title. I've always had this thing for bagels and the totally twisted title caught my eye. Read more
Published on Oct 11 2001 by Robert Edler
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun, fast murder-mystery
It is unusual to think of a murder-mystery as fun, but this one is. Ruby is actually the widow of the rabbi of the local, small Jewish community in Eternal, Texas. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2000 by M. Desoer
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read for Shabbat!
As a former resident of Austin, TX and its Jewish community, I found this book true to life in the details of living in a small Jewish community far from the East coast. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2000 by shana ozacmak
4.0 out of 5 stars FUN READING
I FELL IN LOVE WITH RUBY. AS A MYSTERY, IT WAS A BIT ON THE OBVIOUS SIDE. BUT AS A GOOD AND FUN READ, IT WAS TERRIFIC. Read more
Published on Jan 24 2000 by Esther MacRunnels
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Sharon Kahn, Love Ruby - They are both human
I love Sharon/Ruby's sense of humor. I also love the way she makes fun of tight bottomed Essie Sue who is the older sister type we love to hate. Read more
Published on Oct 5 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the way Ruby thinks!
Obviously written by a woman who understands bright, spunky women. I enjoyed reading Ruby's thoughts on her son, friends, and the pretentious people from her temple. Read more
Published on May 24 1999
1.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining book, but not great...
This book held my attention, but I did NOT love it. It was an example of a peice of literature fit for an uneducated person.

It was very, VERY low end. Read more

Published on Jan 10 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Judaism, Texas, New York ,murder - and bagels.
This is an excellent first book. It combines unique characters with enough plot twists to keep the reader turning the pages. Read more
Published on Dec 9 1998 by Sholise62@aol.com
5.0 out of 5 stars A really fun mystery!
I went to Ramsey High School with Sharon Kahn in Birmingham, AL 45 years ago and after reading this book, I find she has not changed one bit. Read more
Published on Nov 24 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of laughs & extra cream cheese, please
With a title like Fax Me a Bagel, you know you're in for a treat. So meet Ruby - computer consultant and widow of a well-respected Rabbi. Read more
Published on Nov 2 1998
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