Astaire, Libi (Tempest in the Tea Room [7-volume Jewish Regency Mystery Series #1/Ezra Melamed]) [pb, Aster Press, 2012] 978-0983793168 [hc, independently published, 2021] 979-8724348928
United Kingdom · Fiction author
Libi Astaire
Libi Astaire (born 1976 in Prairie Village, Kansas) is the author of the Jewish Regency Mystery Series, a humorous historical mystery series in which wealthy-widower-turned-sleuth Mr. Ezra Melamed teams up with General Well’ngone and the Earl of Gravel Lane - the lovably quirky leaders of a gang of young Jewish pickpockets - to solve crimes involving Regency London’s Jewish community. “Regency” refers broadly to the period 1795–1837. “Libi Astaire” is the pen name for Linda Feinberg, and she has lived in Jerusalem since around 2009. She identifies as a religiously observant Jew, and writes for a religious audience. Her work is frequently published in ultra-Orthodox outlets like Mishpacha Magazine. To ensure her books are appropriate for observant readers, she adheres to specific content restrictions, such as having no murders, no inappropriate language, and no unredeemable characters in her mysteries. Much of her writing focuses on Torah values and Jewish history, including retellings of Chassidic Tales and explorations of the Law of Return and Jewish law. While she has written some standalone novels set in Germany, eastern Europe or Spain, her main literary output is set in Regency Britain, which is why she is included here in the UK bibliography. [Google/AI]
Astaire, Libi, (The Doppelganger’s Dance [Jewish Regency Mystery Series #2/Ezra Melamed]) [pb, Aster Press, 2013]) 978-0988580961
Astaire, Libi, (The Moon Taker [[Jewish Regency Mystery Series #3/Ezra Melamed]) [pb, CreateSpace Independent. 2015]) 978-1508441625
Astaire, Libi, (The Vanisher Variations [Jewish Regency Mystery Series #4/Ezra Melamed]) [pb, CreateSpace Independent. 2016]) 978-1537240206
Astaire, Libi, (Matzah Mia! [Jewish Regency Mystery Series #5/Ezra Melamed]) [pb, independently published, 2020]) 979-8624302747
Astaire, Libi, (The Wreck of Two Brothers [Jewish Regency Mystery Series #6]) /Ezra Melamed]) [pb, independently published, 2020]) 979-8571631488
Astaire, Libi, (Fancy’s Favorite [Jewish Regency Mystery Series #7]) /Ezra Melamed]) [pb, independently published, 2023]) 979-8398992090
Astaire, Libi, (The Disappearing Dowry: An Ezra Melamed Mystery #1 [mass mkt pb, Targum Press, 2009]) 978-1568715018
Astaire, Libi, (The Ruby Spy Ring: An Ezra Melamed Mystery #2 [pb, Targum Press, 2011]) 978-1568715513
Astaire, Libi, (The Latke in the Library & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah (Agatha Krinsky Mystery Series #1) [pb, CreateSpace Independent, 2016] 978-1540540966
Astaire, Libi, (Dying for Chametz & Other Mystery Stories for Passover (Agatha Krinsky Mystery Series #2) [pb, Independently published, 2024] 979-8878896283