Dust to Dust: A Ludington-van der Berg Mystery in Bloomington, MN

The minister of a struggling congregation in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan forms a friendship with the rabbi of a neighboring synagogue following an act of antisemitic vandalism in his congregation's sanctuary. Their friendship deepens as they explore the scourge of antisemitism and the long, complex and often fraught relationship between Judaism and Christianity, and one very suspicious death. A satisfying mystery offering twists and surprises even as it probes real-world issues.