No Sanctuary - The True Story of a Rabbi's Deadly Affair

New York: Birch Lane Press, 1993. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. A near Fine unmarked copy with Very Good + complete dustjacket. A compelling true crime story in the San Fernando Valley, California, where a hired killer, a masked motorcyclist, stalked Anita Green and shot her, execution style, in the back of the head. She was the president of her temple and a pillar of the community. The book tells of the Rabbi who fell in love with her and his eulogy at her funeral was also a passionate memory of a lover now gone, Anita's husband, who had pledged his home to help secure the temple financing and who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole, the one million dollar temple building fund spent without a single brick to show for it and a big money divorce suit involving millions of dollars' worth of community property. The case was ultimately cracked by a Columbo - like detective. 16 pages of photographs. 106. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.