The Eye of the Virgin (Paperback)

Frederick Ramsay

ISBN 10: 1590587618 / ISBN 13: 9781590587614

Editore: Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale, 2010

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Paperback. On the same evening that a body is found in Picketsvilles urgent care clinic, a mysterious break-in occurs at the house of one of Callend Universitys faculty. Sheriff Ike Schwartz thinks both events might be connected to an icon, The Virgin of Tenderness, in the faculty members possession. Is the victim somehow connected to the university? And why did he enter the country under an assumed name?Then, what appears to be outdated spycrafta microdotis found on the icon. In an era of sophisticated cyber-encrypted information trans-fer, the presence of this bit of CIA nostalgia brings in Charlie Garland and the forces from Langley.Ike has no wish to engage with them or their problems. He has killers to apprehend and sets out to do his job-in spite of the meddling by government agencies. But there is more to this spycraft than meets the eye. A dead CIA agent and a rogue handler all result in a potential international incident. On the same evening that a body is found in Picketsville's urgent care clinic, a mysterious break-in occurs at the house of one of Callend University's faculty. Both seem to be connected to an icon, "The Virgin of Tenderness, " in the faculty member's possession. The fact that the body is that of the faculty member's ex-wife's lover who, more interestingly seems to have entered the country under an assumed name only complicates things for Sherriff Ike Schwartz. In the search for killers and thieves, what appears to be outdated spycraft, a microdot, is found on the icon. In an era of sophisticated cyber-encrypted information transfer, the presence of this bit of CIA nostalgia brings in Charlie Garland and the forces from Langley. Ike has no wish to engage with them or their problems. He has killers to apprehend and sets out to do his job in spite of the meddling by government agencies. That the bit of spycraft is something more than old time microphotography and it carried information that implicates the involvement of Israel's super secret Mossad only complicates an already messy set of problems. A dead CIA agent, a rogue handler, and a potential international incident are avoided outside the faculty member's house as the good, the bad, and the ugly are neatly sorted and carted away. During the course of all this, Ruth's mother arrives for an extended visit, Ike and Ruth are officially engaged, and the Sutherlins, Billy, Frank, and Essie, like Dilsey Gibson, endure. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Eye of the Virgin (Paperback)
• Editore: Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1590587618
• ISBN 13: 9781590587614
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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"Sure-footed plotting and easy banter make Ramsay's sixth Sheriff Ike mystery a brisk, entertaining read." —Kirkus Reviews

On the same evening a body is left in Picketsville's urgent care clinic, a mysterious break-in occurs at the house of one of Callend University's faculty. Sheriff Ike Schwartz thinks both events might be connected to The Virgin of Tenderness, an icon in the faculty member's possession.

Then, what appears to be a microdot is found on the icon. In an era of sophisticated cyber-encrypted information transfer, the presence of this bit of CIA nostalgia brings in Ike's friend Charlie Garland and the forces from Langley.

Ike has no wish to engage with them or their problems. He has killers to apprehend—in spite of the meddling by government agencies. But there is more to these murders than meets the eye. A dead CIA agent and a rogue handler could trigger an international incident....

Informazioni sull?autore

Dr. Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois.  After a stint in the Army, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. In 1971 he was ordained an Episcopal priest. He is the author of several scientific and general articles, tracts, theses, and co-author of The Baltimore Declaration. He is an accomplished public speaker and once hosted a television spot, Prognosis, on the evening news for WMAR-TV, Baltimore. He is also an iconographer with works displayed around the world. He lives in Surprise, Arizona with his wife and partner, Susan.