Operation Masonic

by Helen C. Escott

Published by Flanker Press Ltd.

Cover design by Graham Blair

Illustrated by Albert Taylor

Edited by Donna Morrissey

Helen C. Escott offers something for every fan of the mystery genre in this crime thriller. Operation Masonic exhibits attributes of a good Brozy Mystery[i], Whodunit, Adventure, and Police Procedural. I thoroughly enjoyed this brilliantly written novel.

Escott will introduce you to Inspector Nicholas Myra and Constable Donna Whiffen of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary revealing their most intimate conflicts and struggles. You will share their trepidation and triumph; anguish and elation as they each work their way through their personal trials and tribulations.

They must each dig deep within themselves because if that isn’t enough to deal with, they are called to investigate a most mystifying, macabre murder. The body of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Freemasons has been found ritualistically laid out on the floor of the enigmatic Chamber of reflection in the Masonic Temple. Myra sifts through the sands of time to the first Masonic murder in the Temple of Solomon in order to bring to light the mysterious miscreants.

Those readers craving adventure won’t be disappointed as rumours swirl around a secret staircase leading to a labyrinth where untold treasure awaits, perhaps even the Ark of the Covenant may lie hidden beneath the Ecclesiastic Circle.

We will see through the eyes of Inspector Nicholas Myra and Constable Donna Whiffen that family is a title given to those we hold dearly to our hearts. We extend it to those who come into our lives and, no matter what, through thick or thin, seem to stay. DNA is not always shared, but the feeling is undeniably there. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is more important than family.

Escott, award-winning, bestselling Canadian author and playwright, deftly weaves this tale of astonishing detail and scope populated with well drawn complex characters. I highly recommend this emotionally charged crime thriller.

[i]Brozy = Broad Cozy 1. Broader tropes 2. Broader hobbies 3. Broader occupations 4. Broader sleuths 5. Broader crimes 6. Broader locations