Yom Killer (Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mystery, #3)

A New Jersey rabbi’s mitzvah for her mother leads her to investigate a shady hospital in this cozy mystery by the author of Unleavened Dead.

Rosh Hashanah has just ended, and Rabbi Aviva Cohen is exhausted. She should get started on her preparations for Yom Kippur, but there’s a family emergency. Her mother was found unconscious at her assisted living facility in Boston and is now in the hospital. When Aviva arrives, she is desperate to learn if this was an accident or if her mother was attacked, but with unsure doctors and her mother in a coma, there’s no way to get a clear answer.

The rabbi’s only choice is to investigate, but that won’t be easy with her bossy sister and her lovelorn ex-husband in tow. And yet Aviva manages to uncover an unsettling conspiracy at the hospital involving fraud and possibly murder. Aviva better pray she doesn’t wind up in the hospital herself—or worse yet—the morgue. 

“A witty, engaging mystery and fun read!” —Amy M. Bennett, author of the award-winning Black Horse Campground mysteries

 “The best in this series. As usual, Rabbi Aviva Cohen is feisty, honest, and funny. The author’s experience ministering to the elderly is apparent. This cozy rings true.” —J. L. Greger, author of the award-winning Science Traveler medical mystery thrillers

“If I’m ever in trouble, forget the marines. Send in the rabbi! In Yom Killer you’ll have a great time watching Rabbi Aviva Cohen shedding light on the shadiest hospital in New England. This is Schneider’s best yet.” —Robert Lopresti, award-winning author of Greenfellas