Frederick Ramsay

Frederick Ramsay (died 2017) was an American academic, priest and writer.

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.[1]

Following university, Ramsay joined the Army for a brief period, then joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he taught histology, embryology and anatomy.[citation needed] He was also a researcher and later became the associate dean of the school of medicine. He was later the vice president for public affairs of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, one of the oldest private psychiatric hospitals in the nation.[1]

In 1971, he was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church.[citation needed] He served two parishes in the Baltimore area.[1]

Following retirement, Ramsay began writing novels. His first novel, Artscape, was published in 2004 by Poisoned Pen Press.[2] 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.[citation needed]

In 2000, Ramsay retired with Susan in Surprise, Arizona.[1]

On August 23, 2017, Ramsay died in Arizona from an aggressive recurrence of kidney cancer.[3]

Publications

Schwartz Mystery series

  • Artscape (2004)[2]
  • Secrets (2005)[4]
  • Buffalo Mountain (2007)[5]
  • Stranger Room (2008)[6]
  • Choker (2008)[7]
  • The Eye of the Virgin (2010)
  • Rogue (2011)
  • Scone Island (2012)
  • Drowning Barbie (2014)[8]
  • The Vulture (2015)[9]

Jerusalem Mystery series

  • The Eighth Veil (2012)[10]
  • Holy Smoke (2013)[11]
  • The Wolf and the Lamb (2014)[12]

Sutherlin Mystery series

  • Copper Kettle (2017)
  • Countdown (2018)[13]

Standalone novels

  • Impulse (2006)
  • Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal (2007, 2010)
  • Predators (2009)[14]
  • Reapers (2010)
  • Danger Woman (2016)[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Frederick Ramsay, In the Hot Seat". The Poisoned Pen Bookstore. January 20, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ARTSCAPE by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. June 21, 2004. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "In Tribute to Frederick Ramsay – The Poisoned Pen Bookstore". August 25, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Secrets by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. July 18, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Buffalo Mountain by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. May 14, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Stranger Room by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. June 9, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Choker by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. April 13, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Drowning Barbie: An Ike Schwartz Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. December 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Vulture: An Ike Schwartz Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. October 12, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. November 28, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Holy Smoke: A Jerusalem Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "The Wolf and the Lamb: A Jerusalem Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. October 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "Countdown: A Jesse Sutherlin Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. April 23, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  14. ^ "Predators by Frederick J. Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. October 19, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  15. ^ "Danger Woman: A Botswana Mystery by Frederick Ramsay". Publishers Weekly. May 23, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2025.