Murder in the Third Degree

Peter D. Queen (Q to his friends is the secretary of a Masonic Lodge in Glendale, Arizona. He enjoys a rather sedate and secure life as a bachelor who lives with his elderly father. His world becomes complicated when he gets chatted up by a woman and then the murder of a prominent Mason and member of his lodge. The Grand Master of all Arizona Masons enlists Q's help to determine whether or not the murder could have been committed by a Freemason. Q wends his way through the hijinks of his father and a love life that gets complicated at every turn. At one point he is considered a suspect himself in the crime and then finds himself the possible victim after two more people are viscously killed. Added to the mix is a ghost that walks the lodge room and communicates with Q. In the end, Q and his girlfriend must sift through an entangled web of suspicion and intrigue mixed with Masonic ritual and humor.Freemasons have been labeled as a secret society. Fact or fiction? One thing for certain is that as an organization keeping secrets, they have failed. Their meeting halls are clearly marked, the members proudly wear their regalia in public, and their so-called secret rituals appear on the History Channel.The author, a former master and secretary of a lodge, weaves a tale that depicts Freemasons as they are in real life. These Freemasons are your neighbors. They are men who quietly live their lives, love their families, go to work, and pay their taxes. They may be found in every country of the free world. Sometimes, as individuals, they fall prey to human emotions.

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