Scone Island
An Ike Schwartz Mystery
The Ike Schwartz Mysteries: Book #8
- By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
Description
Ike Schwartz, sheriff of Picketsville, Virginia, and his fiancée, 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 doesn’t—until Ike’s past as a CIA agent rolls in on him like the area’s famous twelve-foot tides.
Two more murders involving former colleagues elsewhere in the country have Ike’s 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, Ruth’s 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 B—Las Vegas—in hopes that she and Ike will finally be able to get away from it all while lost in the crowds.
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The Ike Schwartz Mysteries Series
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By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Eye of the Virgin
By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
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Rogue
By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Ruth Harris, Sheriff Ike Schwartz’s fiancée, is involved in a near-fatal automobile accident. But Ike is convinced the crash was rigged. Even though he is embroiled in a close election, has no jurisdiction over the investigation, and can find no support in the usual law enforcement community, he places himself on leave and goes rogue to... Read more »
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Scone Island
By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Ike Schwartz, sheriff of Picketsville, Virginia, and his fiancée, 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... Read more »
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The Vulture
By: Frederick Ramsay & Poisoned Pen Press
Narrated by: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
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