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Frederick Ramsay Books in Order

Frederick Ramsay has written 20 books, published between 2004 and 2018. The first book is Artscape (2004) and the newest is Countdown (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 20 books listed here are in the Ike Schwartz Mystery series, which has its own page: Ike Schwartz Mystery books in order.

Books
20
Published
2004–2018
Pages on record
2,732 in 11 of 20 books
Reading time
46–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,732 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

See all 20 books in order Printable Frederick Ramsay checklist

Frederick Ramsay wrote 20 mysteries published from Artscape (2004) to Countdown (2018). Ike Schwartz is the recurring character of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series, and sheriffs and Virginia appear among the subjects. Frederick Ramsay also wrote the Jerusalem Mystery, Botswana Mystery and Jesse Sutherlin Mystery series, and historical mystery is a listed subject. Buffalo Mountain, Judas and Stranger Room date from 2007 and 2008. The catalogue is likely complete.

How many Frederick Ramsay books are there?

Frederick Ramsay has 20 books, released between 2004 and 2018. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Frederick Ramsay Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Frederick Ramsay books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Artscape by Frederick Ramsay, book 1 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2004)
  2. Cover of Secrets by Frederick Ramsay, book 2 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2005)
  3. Cover of Impulse by Frederick Ramsay (2006)
  4. Cover of Judas by Frederick Ramsay, book 1 of the Jerusalem Mystery series (2007)
  5. Cover of Stranger Room by Frederick Ramsay, book 4 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2008)
  6. Cover of Predators by Frederick Ramsay, book 1 of the Botswana Mystery series (2009)
  7. Cover of Choker by Frederick Ramsay, book 5 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2009)
  8. Cover of Reapers by Frederick Ramsay, book 2 of the Botswana Mystery series (2010)
  9. Cover of The Eye of the Virgin by Frederick Ramsay, book 6 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2010)
  10. Cover of Rogue by Frederick Ramsay, book 7 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2011)
  11. Cover of The Eighth Veil by Frederick Ramsay, book 2 of the Jerusalem Mystery series (2012)
  12. Cover of Scone Island by Frederick Ramsay, book 8 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2012)
  13. Cover of Holy Smoke by Frederick Ramsay, book 3 of the Jerusalem Mystery series (2013)
  14. Cover of The Wolf and the Lamb by Frederick Ramsay, book 4 of the Jerusalem Mystery series (2014)
  15. Cover of Drowning Barbie by Frederick Ramsay, book 9 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2014)
  16. Cover of The Vulture by Frederick Ramsay, book 10 of the Ike Schwartz Mystery series (2015)
  17. Cover of Danger Woman by Frederick Ramsay, book 3 of the Botswana Mystery series (2016)
  1. 1
    ArtscapeIke Schwartz Mystery #12004 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004260
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  2. 2
    SecretsIke Schwartz Mystery #22005 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005300
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  3. 3
    Impulse2006 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006225
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  4. 4
    JudasJerusalem Mystery #12007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  5. 5
    Buffalo MountainIke Schwartz Mystery #32007 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007257
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  6. 6
    Stranger RoomIke Schwartz Mystery #42008 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008268
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  7. 7
    PredatorsBotswana Mystery #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    ChokerIke Schwartz Mystery #52009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    ReapersBotswana Mystery #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  10. 10
    The Eye of the VirginIke Schwartz Mystery #62010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    RogueIke Schwartz Mystery #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    The Eighth VeilJerusalem Mystery #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Scone IslandIke Schwartz Mystery #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Holy SmokeJerusalem Mystery #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    The Wolf and the LambJerusalem Mystery #42014 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014298
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  16. 16
    Drowning BarbieIke Schwartz Mystery #92014 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014258
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  17. 17
    The VultureIke Schwartz Mystery #102015 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015239
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  18. 18
    Danger WomanBotswana Mystery #32016 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016226
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  19. 19
    Copper KettleIke Schwartz Mystery #112017 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017225
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  20. 20
    CountdownJesse Sutherlin Mystery #12018 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018176
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Frederick Ramsay series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Frederick Ramsay books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Jerusalem Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Judas
  2. 2. The Eighth Veil
  3. 3. Holy Smoke
  4. 4. The Wolf and the Lamb

Botswana Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Predators
  2. 2. Reapers
  3. 3. Danger Woman

Jesse Sutherlin Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Countdown

Standalone books

1 book

1 Frederick Ramsay title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Frederick Ramsay books in order?

You only need to read Frederick Ramsay books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Frederick Ramsay

Start with the first book of the Frederick Ramsay series you want to read: Ike Schwartz Mystery starts with Artscape (2004) and Ike Schwartz starts with Artscape (2004). The earliest catalogued title overall is Artscape (2004).

What is the newest Frederick Ramsay book?

Countdown (2018) is the newest Frederick Ramsay book released so far.

Is there a new Frederick Ramsay book coming?

No next Frederick Ramsay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Frederick Ramsay at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Frederick Ramsay title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Frederick Ramsay books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,732 pages across the 11 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 257 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frederick Ramsay books, 12 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frederick Ramsay books are about

All 20 Frederick Ramsay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 11 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.