The Body Under the Ice

by Douglas Ewan Cameron

Where better to hide a body than at the bottom of a deep lake? A deep lake that is frozen over? The only problem-ice fishermen. Of course, the fishermen expect to catch fish, not parts of a human body. As the saying goes, "The Best Laid Plans Of MIce and Men." When Zebulah Pyke reels in his fish and finds that he has caught a piece of a human finger, the mystery begins. Who is the body in the ice and why was the body put in the lake. And who killed the deceased. Cameron's best work to date, The Body in the Ice has more intriguing questions than answers and it's up to Sheriff Nathanial Jefferson and his deputies to find the answers. The questions were obvious: was the body male or female? Who did what to whom, why and when? Those answers will lead to the totally unexpected sadistic killer who wanted to keep his victim on ice.

291 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2013

About the author

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, The University of Akron (OH) where I taught for 29 years. Graduate Miami University (BA), The University of Akron (MS) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (PhD). My wife and I spend summers on Hubbard Lake MI and Winters in Copley OH when we were not traveling. We have visited all seven continents. Our all time favorite trips have been to Antarctica and Egypt.

I have written all my life and only since retirement in 1998 have I been able to devote time to it.