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book is a good introduction.
To protect the Jews from persecu-
The setting for Stone Kiss is a
tion emanating from the rabidly anti-
marked departure from the usual Los
Semitic proclamations of a late 16th-
century Bohemian priest, Rabbi Loew; Angeles scene. Peter, a police detective
in L.A., responds to an urgent plea for
the protector of the Jews in Prague,
help from Jonathan, his half-brother
asked God to help him find a solu-
and a New York rabbi.
tion. "You should create a golem from
Rina decides to take their daughter,
clay and may the anti-Semitic mob be
Hannah, and accompany him so that
destroyed," God replied.
The creation of the golem — unable she can visit her family, including her
two sons, in New York. The East
to speak but possessing great physical
strength — required four different ele- Coast location means that Peter is
dependent on local police for their
ments: fire, water, air and earth. Rabbi
Loew and two others feverishly knead- acceptance and cooperation.
The naked body of Ephraim,
ed and shaped a human figure from
Jonathan's brother-in-law, has been
clay. As they chanted and prayed, the
found brutally murdered by an
golem's body came to life.
unknown assailant in a sleazy
Sherwood retells the Jewish folktale
Manhattan hotel room. To make mat-
of the golem, beginning her story in
ters worse, Shayndie, his 15-year old
1601 Prague. The city is flourishing
niece, is missing. She is the daughter
under Emperor Rudolph II, but as his
control of the empire begins to loosen, of Chaim, Ephraim's older brother.
The family, whose members are
the Jewish community is threatened.
At the heart of the novel is Rochel, a Chasidim, owns electronic stores.
bastard seamstress who escapes poverty
through an arranged marriage to the
tailor Zev but falls in love with Yossel,
the golem fashioned by Rabbi Loew.
The book combines medieval histo-
ry with magic, intrigue and romance
to weave a tale of the emperor's quest
for immortality, ethnic rivalries, the
Protestant movement and Czech
nationalism. Astronomers, alchemists,
monks and mountebanks populate the
pages, but it's the love story of Rochel
and Yossel ("a man with no tongue
and no time") that captures our imagi-
nations.
"Love is eternal and death is an illu-
sion," Rabbi Loew whispers to Yossel,
just before the golem returns to dust.
And Rochel is left to live a long,
devoted life together with Zev, and to
Peter's one lead is the presence of
ponder the love of her life, the work of
Christopher Donatti, a criminal arrest-
a wise rabbi's hands and the child of
ed eight years earlier in L.A. for the
his mind.
— Linda Bachrack murder of a high-school prom queen,
but released on exculpatory evidence
to continue his nefarious activities in
New
York.
STONE KISS
The
change of venue enables
By Faye Kellerman
Kellerman
to display her familiarity
(Warner Books; 390 pp.; $25.95)
with New York police procedures as
well as her knowledge about drug use
Faye Kellerman's many fans will be
and the religious practices of the
her
newest
Peter
pleased by Stone Kiss,
Chasidim in the story. Her versatility
Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery novel.
This is Kellerman's 16th book, and she is apparent as she. takes her readers
along on an explosive ride that grips
continues to produce top-flight detec-
their attention.
tive stories that have a special Jewish
Kellerman- writes a taut story with a
connection.
somewhat-unexpected
ending. Clues
If there are any benighted mystery
turn
out
to
be
false
leads,
and family
enthusiasts who have not yet discov-
relationships are tangled and troubled.
ered police lieutenant Peter Decker,
Stone Kiss is a fine example of
the devout convert to Judaism who
Kellerman's
very special flair.
married Rina Lazarus, an Orthodox
— Morton I. Teicher
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