Skull of Disguises

The Tununda Mysteries, Book 3

By: Michael Karpovage

Narrated by: Michael Jameson

When a valuable Nazi SS Skull Head ring - one of the most sought-after World War II collectibles - is mistakenly left behind at his new Savannah business, Freemason military historian Jake Tununda sets out to Sapelo Island, Georgia to find its owner. He meets Doctor Blackbeard - the Hoodoo root doctor, Buffalo Soldier, Prince Hall Mason, and legendary Saltwater Geechee moonshine king. Jake’s good intentions soon backfire as he’s thrust into a deadly domestic situation involving an abusive guardian and the pilfering of sacred land belonging to slave descendants. His moral compass is sent spinning after he finds out the skull ring is evidence of a dark military program kept secret since the final days of the war: Operation Overcast and the human smuggling of Nazis back to America.

From author Michael Karpovage comes another brilliantly-plotted and meticulously-researched novel meshing historical fact with an adventurous treasure hunt. Skull of Disguises is centered around a mysterious 1945 German U-boat buried deep in the maritime forest of a remote Georgia barrier island. Coupled with a manhunt for the ruthless master thief Phoenix and a showdown with brutal Sinaloa cartel drug smugglers, Jake must overcome several deadly confrontations before he and his team can make the perilous trek to find the German U-boat. And what lurks inside.

©2018 Michael Karpovage (P)2019 Michael Karpovage

Interesting but…

A must for Trump fans (some of the heroes’ political opinions are very clear!).
While in the end, gun and money win, the plot is sometimes over complexified, but then, hard to combine Masonic secrets/scavenger hunt/nazi killers/Indian rituals/pirate treasure without taking a few risks.
A few ghostly apparitions incongruous (like the huge burning razorback) but fair enough: they’re ghosts.

Fiction for Fellow Travelers

The series follows many of the values Freemasonry holds dear within the twist of captivating mysteries and adventures. I will look for more books by Michael Karpovage, praising his teams creativity and respect of Freemasonry.