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I'm home miserable with a cold and possible strep throat, feeling sorry for myself and wishing I had something to think about besides trying to breathe. Then I look next to my bed, and here is this book, just waiting for such a chance.

Thomas Llewellyn is fresh out of Oxford Prison and down to his last penny. He spots an ad for a job in the paper "Assistant to prominent enquiry agent. Some danger involved in performance of duty." Thomas is just desperate enough to answer such an ad. After a rather unexpected interview, he get the job. Almost immediately he is thrown into the investigation of a murder. A Jew has been found in crucified in the ghetto, a scripture scrawled next to the body, and the slogan "Anti-Jewish League." Could this be the beginning of a pogrom against the Jews of England?

It's funny how sometimes, everything you read seems to tie together. I'm not sure if that's because it really is all related, or because your mind just starts looking for connections. But this one seemed to tie in neatly with The Chosen especially well. It is set much later than the mystery and in New York, not London, but the strong setting of the Jewish community is well done in both book.

Full of adventure, fast paced, good characters. This is the first in the series, and I will definitely look for the next one. I'm not sure if this counts as a teen book, as I've seen it shelved there in the library, but it would be good for either teens or adults. 4 stars