Death, Long Long Ago: A Dr. Ray Raether South Carolina RV Travel Mystery

Retired Professor Ray Raether and his constant canine companion Samantha arrive at Iroquois State Park early Sunday afternoon for a few days of peaceful RV camping. Instead they learn a body was discovered just that morning in a remote corner of the Park. Murdered and hurriedly buried atop the grave of Revolutionary War hero, Colonel Jedidiah Hathaway. Colonel Hathaway has been the most celebrated member of Iroquois County’s leading Hathaway family since his death in 1780. So, desecration of the Colonel’s grave shocks the Hathaway family and all of Iroquois County. Sheriff’s Department Chief of Detectives Salvatore Patrick Ryan again asks Ray and Samantha for help solving the most bizarre case of his law enforcement career.

Robert Angel was born and raised in small-town Western New York State. After eight years of international travel and military service, he spent a decade in New York City, earning several degrees at Columbia University. Then on to Washington D.C. to work in international relations. Mainly on Japan's political economy and U.S.-Japan relations. He joined the University of South Carolina as an entry-level faculty member in 1986, retiring at the end of 2008. He's lived quietly since with his wife, writing and RV camping when he can at South Carolina's beautiful state parks.