Frederick Ramsay

Frederick Ramsay (died 2017) was an American academic, priest and writer. After serving in the US Army, he taught at the University Maryland, became an Episcopal priest in his native Baltimore, and wrote a series of mystery novels.

Early life and education Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a scientist and his mother was a teacher. He was raised on the East Coast.

He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1958, then received a doctorate in anatomy from the University of Illinois in 1962. While working at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he received a graduate degree in theology.

Career Throughout his life, Ramsay held many jobs, including as a tow man, a line supervisor at the BWI airport of Baltimore, insurance salesman, instructor at a community college, a substitute teacher and host of the "Prognosis" feature on the evening news for WMAR, an ABC affiliate in Baltimore.

In 1971, he was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. He served two parishes in the Baltimore area. It became the first in the Ike Schwarz Mystery series, which was centered around a small town Virginia sheriff. Other series include the Jerusalem Mystery historical fiction series (2007–2014) and the Botswana Mystery series (2009–2016). He also wrote a few standalone novels.

Personal life Ramsay had three children in his first marriage: Jeff, Eleanor and Matt. He later married Susan Ramsay, with whom he had three children: Julie, Karen and Sam.

In 2000, Ramsay retired with Susan in Surprise, Arizona.

Publications Schwartz Mystery series Artscape (2004) Buffalo Mountain (2007) Stranger Room (2008) Choker (2008) The Eye of the Virgin (2010) Rogue (2011) Scone Island (2012) Drowning Barbie (2014) The Vulture (2015)

Jerusalem Mystery series The Eighth Veil (2012) Holy Smoke (2013) The Wolf and the Lamb (2014)

Sutherlin Mystery series Copper Kettle (2017) Countdown (2018)

Standalone novels Impulse (2006) Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal (2007, 2010) Predators (2009) Reapers (2010) Danger Woman (2016)