The Mysterious Third

Wait! That wine isn't kosher!

What happens when a racehorse goes uphill?

Smoke is rising from the pit - who lit the fire?

What? He's allergic to hay??

Where is the stolen gold watch?

And just who is this Janek?

On their way to save a fellow Jew from a cruel poritz Yosef and Ephraim also get caught in the trap. The poritz and his friends compete to see who can think of the harshest punishments but when they write them all down and draw lots to select the winner a very strange punishment results. Then suddenly they see smoke and everything gets more complicated!

Yosef and Ephraim Janek the terrible poritz Nikolai and Naftali the innkeeper are all part of a fast-paced action-packed story that you won't be able to stop reading until you find out the happy ending - just like all of Reb Yitzchak the Counselor's stories.

This book has it all: heart-stopping suspense captivating humor and a deeper message that the reader can live by. But let's get on with it - the gold watch is ticking...