title: Crime and the Craft: Masonic Involvement in Murder, Treason and Scandal
author:  Mike Neville 
description: Mike Neville is a Freemason and a retired Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector. He is an expert on the history of the Craft and the history of crime, and, as a result, travels the world assisting police forces and giving lectures in lodges. Mike is also world-renowned for his ability to catch criminals with CCTV using Super Recogniser officers. He is the author of Sacred SecretsFreemasonry, The Bible &amp; Christian Faith, and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Cadet Force, as well as being the National Training Officer for Music.
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  An Historical Mystery
  
  
  DEDICATION
  
  
  AN HISTORICAL MYSTERY
  
  [PART I](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos6116)
  
  
    
    
  [CHAPTER I. JUDAS](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos6196)  
    
  [CHAPTER II. A CRIME
  RELINQUISHED](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos46814)  
    
  [CHAPTER III. THE MASK THROWN
  OFF](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos75194)  
    
  [CHAPTER IV. LAURENCE DE CINQ-
  CYGNE](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos91701)  
    
  [CHAPTER V. ROYALIST HOMES AND PORTRAITS UNDER THE
  
  
  CONSULATE  
    
  [CHAPTER VI. A DOMICILIARY
  VISIT](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos135826)  
    
  [CHAPTER VII. A FOREST
  NOOK](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos159453)  
    
  [CHAPTER VIII. TRIALS OF THE
  POLICE](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos184003)  
    
  [CHAPTER IX. FOILED](An%20Historical%20Mystery_split_001.html#filepos226257)
  
  
  [PART II](An%20Hi