• The Eye of the Virgin

  • An Ike Schwartz Mystery
  • By: Frederick Ramsay
  • Narrated by: Lloyd James
  • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Eye of the Virgin

By: Frederick Ramsay
Narrated by: Lloyd James
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Publisher's summary

Ike Schwartz is the sheriff of Picketsville, a small town not far from Washington, D.C. A former CIA agent, Ike remains connected to the Agency through a friend who sometimes still involves him in cases on the side. Ike is also courting Ruth, the fiercely independent president of the town’s new university. All this is usually enough to bring some interesting conflicts Ike’s way.

A new one arises when a body is found in Picketsville’s urgent-care clinic, a body sitting in a chair but dead for hours. Perhaps not coincidentally, there is also a break-in at the house of a new university faculty member whose expertise lies in icons. Can a specific icon called the Virgin of Tenderness be the spark to these crimes? Ike figures that any spycraft contained in the picture would be decades old. Or would it?

Investigate another case with Ike Schwartz.
©2010 Frederick Ramsay (P)2010 Blackstone Audio

Critic reviews

“Absorbing….With folksy charm and dollops of humor, Ramsay crafts a tale of international intrigue in which the past and present make poor bedfellows. Fans of Ruth and Ike’s blossoming romance will find plenty to cheer about.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Sure-footed plotting and easy banter make Ramsay's sixth Sheriff Ike mystery a brisk, entertaining read.” (Kirkus Reviews)

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