The Eye of the Virgin

Another Ike Schwartz mystery leavened with humor and information about icons, what they are, and how one in particular was used to bring close to current political problems this addition to the series. Specifically, a break-in on the campus of the Callend University forces Ike to look into what's goi......more

This series has been really good. This book is a tad different from the others. More bickering. A mother-in-law to be who is too stupid to be believed, And a huge party of who'who at the end, which actually I kind of liked. A lot in fact though confusing. The book itself is interesting kind of cloak......more

The little town of Picketsville is experiencing a real crime wave: on the same day, there's a seemingly meaningless break-in at the house of an iconographer at the college, and an unexpected death. When the corpse is identified as someone of interest to Homeland Security, sheriff Ike Schwartz starts......more

What does a dead man in an urgent care center have to do with a home break in where nothing is taken? That's the question Sheriff Ike Schwartz has to ask himself. He's very surprised by the answer. He soon discovers the connection might be related to international spying and a terrorist plot. I have t......more

CIA and small town sheriff are anxious to get rid of the information on a microdot on an Icon brought in from Egypt. Sheriff Ike and the president of the university are a couple. Ending was a little convuluted. Humorous story in parts......more