The 55th Degree

About the Book

The same keys that open the doors to Heaven, also may open the Gates to Hell (Buddhist Proverb).” Scriptures contained inside a 12th century book called the Satyagrahnac and another book called the Codex Gigas; the Devil’s Bible, are both said to have the same authority. “When combined, these scriptures become the keys to Heaven,” the librarian noted (55th Degree).

Que Armani Suea’s dinner arrangements were interupted by a phone call, “Your Lachadeish is dead.” Under suspicion himself, he (Armani Suea) is summoned to appear before his peers accused of crimes against the brotherhood in an unknown secret fraternity called the Order. Armani embarks on a quest to locate a member of the Nocentelli to help him uncovers the mastermind behind murders within the Order.

From back tracking his Lachadeish’s recent visit to Rome, to the revelation that one of the temple’s most sacred book’s has be stolen, Armani Suea finds himself entrenched in a mystery of biblical proportions. Reflecting on a saying from another book known too the Order, Armani whispers to himself, “To expose a fox, you must burn down the fields (facade) to smoke him out, so that his skullduggery can be known.”

About the Author

Edwin J. Gentry is a retired sergeant from the United States Army. He graduated from Harold Washington Community College in Chicago, Illinois majoring in criminology (AA Degree). Currently, he resides in Chicago, where he is continuing his education at DePaul University majoring in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies (PAX). Other works by the author include a novel titled Too Many Secrets (2006).