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The Stranger Room

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The Stranger Room
The New Ike Schwartz Mystery!

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Frederick Ramsay. Poisoned Pen, $24.95 (268p) ISBN 978-1-59058-535-1
Two locked-room murders, nearly 150 years apart, confound Sheriff Ike Schwartz of Picketsville, Va., in Ramsay’s suspenseful fourth regional mystery (after 2007’s Buffalo Mountain). Schwartz discovers that both crimes, with sinister undertones of Poe, occurred at the antebellum-era Lydell mansion. The estate’s owner, Jonathan Lydell IV, is distraught to find his renovated “stranger room” (a guest room with its own outside entrance) soiled by death and the intrusion of law enforcement. While Schwartz and acting deputy Karl Hedrick (on loan from the FBI) contend with Lydell’s condescension and racism, they’re soon distracted by a growing meth epidemic, vandalism and even another death in Picketsville. Ramsay skillfully weaves historical fact into his story, all the while blending brisk action with excellent characterization. Schwartz has matured throughout the series, and readers will eagerly await his next adventure. (Aug.) -Publishers Weekly

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Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal

 

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JUDAS: The Gospel of Betrayal

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Set in the first century Roman Empire, this riveting and fast paced account of the life and times of Judas Iscariot skillfully blends Christian orthodoxy and narrative power to create a page turner that is both intriguing and thought provoking. We are rocketed from Corinth to Qumran, from the Galilee to Jerusalem. On the way we are confronted with Jesus’ followers and his enemies. And somewhere in the journey, we are drawn into and may even find ourselves.

"A refreshing take on a story we all thought we knew." - John Maddox Roberts

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BUFFALO MOUNTAIN

Buffalo Mointain by Frederick RamsayBuffalo Mountain

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The third Ike Schwartz mystery finds the Picketsville, Virginia, sheriff (and former CIA agent) in a bit of a quandary. A dead body that's appeared just inside the town limits looks like it belongs to Alexei Kamarov, a Russian spy who supposedly died several years ago. But the ID on the body identifies him as a member of the notorious Harris clan, who are well known for feudin' and fightin' with another family, the Sutphins (kind of like the Hatfields and McCoys). Ike decides to investigate both possibilities simultaneously, assigning his deputy, Whaite Billingsly, and his IT tech, the beautiful Sam Ryder, to follow the Harris lead. Meanwhile Ike hits up his former CIA colleagues for intel on the Kamarov connection. Ramsay demonstrates once again that he is a superb storyteller, adroitly mixing the spy and small-town mystery genres and shocking us with one walloping big surprise midway through the book. An excellent entry in this still-young but steadily improving series.

-- David Pitt
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Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal 

“As with The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal
captured this reader from the first page.”
-- Kathy Kelleher, Freelance Writer for The Catholic Spirit Newspaper, NJ

 “A refreshing take on a story we all thought we knew.”
-- John Maddox Roberts, Author of the SPQR Series

Ramsay’s account is engaging, believable, and entirely consistent with the record of Holy Scripture.
I found myself increasingly drawn into feelings of compassion
and affection for Judas as the novel developed this complex character."
-- The Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff, Retired Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

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Buffalo Mountain 

Ramsay demonstrates once again that he is a superb storyteller, adroitly mixing the spy and small-town mystery genres and shocking us with one walloping big surprise midway through the book. An excellent entry in this still-young but steadily improving series.
-- David Pitt, American Library Association.

Impulse

Seldom in crime fiction does one meet lead characters as likable as Smith and his long-lost friend/new love interest, Rosemary Mitchell. Both are "pushing seventy" but try to solve the various mysteries with the style, audacity and intelligence of a Sun City version of Nick and Nora Charles.
Publishers Weekly

... a delightful escape into fiction at its best!
-- Teri Davis on Dorothy L

In his third published novel and first standalone, Frederick Ramsay proves himself to be an author worth watching. 
--Woodstock  Crimespree Magazine

Secrets is a marvelously plotted traditional mystery, set in the hamlet of Picketsville, Virginia and populated with vivid characters you grow to care about in the course of this tightly written novel.
-- Julia Spencer-Fleming

With regional police procedurals like this one, Frederick Ramsay will not remain a secret to readers.
-- Harriet Klausner

Artscape:
Ramsay spins a
masterful tale full of suspense of the nail biting variety. His characters, both male and female, are well drawn, and the portrait of small-town life realistic. This is a first novel, a very good read.
Recommended
Gloria Feit on DorothyL

"Well drawn, fast paced, an absolute must read for all mystery fans."
-- Sun Life Magazine