Scone Island, Frederick Ramsay
Scone Island, Frederick Ramsay
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Scone Island
An Ike Schwartz Mystery

Author: Frederick Ramsay

Narrator: Lloyd James

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2012

Synopsis

Ike Schwartz, sheriff of Picketsville, Virginia, and his fiance, Ruth Harris, president of a local university, survived a trying year of academic and local politics and now seek some peace and quiet on Scone Island, a rocky piece of land four miles off the coast of Maine. Its lack of electricity, a reliable water supply, and phone service guarantees their peaceful seclusion. The fact that there has been a suspicious accident resulting in the death of the mysterious Harmon Staley need not concern them at all. And it doesntuntil Ikes past as a CIA agent rolls in on him like the areas famous twelve-foot tides. Two more murders involving former colleagues elsewhere in the country have Ikes old friend from the agency, Charlie Garland, searching the files for a connection. However, stonewalling by the CIA, as well as conspiracies, real and imagined, mean that Ike and Ruth are alone on the island and facing an unknown number of determined assassins. To complicate matters, Ruths mother decides to drop in on them just as the excitement begins. Late arrivals by the director of the CIA and Charlie Garland only make matters worse. Meanwhile, Ruth daydreams of Plan BLas Vegasin hopes that she and Ike will finally be able to get away from it all while lost in the crowds.

About Frederick Ramsay

Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore and received a doctorate from the University of Illinois. After a stint in the army, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also an ordained Episcopal priest and an accomplished public speaker. In addition to the Ike Schwartz mysteries, the Botswana mysteries, and the Jerusalem mysteries, Ramsay is the author of scientific and general articles, tracts, and theses and coauthor of the Baltimore Declaration. He lives in Surprise, Arizona, with his wife and partner, Susan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Allison on August 03, 2012

SCONE ISLAND by Frederick Ramsay: I don't ordinarily pick up a mystery series in the middle (or in this case, on the eighth book), but I have been known to when the subject of a particular entry intrigues me. In this case, the allure was an island off the coast of Maine. Since I've been fascinated w......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 28, 2020

Another in the Ike Schwartz series leavened with humor and just enough excitement to keep me turning pages without fear of being drenched in imaginary blood. In this particular case, Ike insists that Ruth go on vacation well away from home, the better for her to heal after an attempt on her life tha......more

Goodreads review by Judith on January 28, 2019

Scone Island is the 7th following Artscape. I like Ramsay, not least because he's an Episcopal priest. But this felt more like product than a work of art and craft. And it took almost half the story to get the motor running. For whatever reason, Ramsay's CIA narratives have the most energy and intri......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on August 13, 2020

This is a great series. The way he and his girlfriend take book space by continuous bantering back and forth is a bit more irritating than entertaining, which I tend to remember after I begin reading each new book. But the books themselves are full of adventure and cunning. Lots of excitement, and I......more

Goodreads review by Bkk on August 04, 2019

Now I need to read more Ike Schwartz ! I am not reluctant to use 5 stars when a book keeps me so engaged. I like Grisham and Patterson and Wood and I think Ramsay can hold his own with them.......more

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