The Rose Conspiracy

Authors: Craig Parshall

Kudos for
The Rose Conspiracy,
Craig Parshall's latest legal-suspense novel

“A captivating novel with mystery, suspense, faith and values. Craig Parshall has written a book that won't let the reader put it down. A story that mixes the one of history's great mysteries with gripping legal suspense, it will intrigue every reader. Bravo!”

âTed Baehr

Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission and publisher of Movieguide
^Â®

“A powerful novel, with the intriguing detail that is typical of Craig Parshall's fictionâ¦This legal thriller doesn't miss a beat, putting you into the dead center of a murder case only to find out you're confronted with a spiritual mystery.”

âPhil Cooke

founder and creative director, Cooke Pictures, Burbank, California

â¦And for the novels in the Chambers of Justice series

The Resurrection File

“Powerfulâ¦one of the most fascinating books I have read in years.”

âTim LaHaye,

coauthor of the bestselling LEFT BEHIND
^Â®series

“A compelling, realistic storyâ¦Incorporatesâ¦spiritual awakening without ever being preachy.”

âFaithful Reader.com

Custody of the State

“This is not only a great mystery, but also a deeply moving, redemptive bookâ¦Deserves translation to the big screen. Bravo!”

âTed Baehr,

chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission and publisher of
Movieguide
^Â®

“Authentic characters and a believable story line make
Custody of the State
gripping and even unnerving reading.”

â
Christian Library Journal

The Accused

“Grisham and Clancyâ¦move over! Craig Parshall has truly arrivedâ¦
The Accused
[is] a super thrillerâa masterful tale of suspense as well as romanceâ¦it could be a superb motion picture!”

âKen Wales,

executive producer of the CBS television series
Christy
and veteran Hollywood filmmaker

“I was riveted from the first page. Not only an excellent novel, it is also a highly accurate account of military justice and the covert world of special operations.”

âLt. Col. Robert “Buzz” Patterson, USAF Retd.,

former military aide to President Clinton and author of the bestselling book
Dereliction of Duty

Missing Witness

“A legal thriller wrapped inside a very poignant love story with a twistâ¦Fresh, compelling storytellingâ¦with enough grit to appeal to a mass secular audience.”

âChris Carpenter,
producer, CBN.com

“The author has a true gift for storytelling.”

âTeens4Jesus Library

The Last Judgment

“A fitting finale for [Parshall's] Chambers of Justice series.
The Last Judgment
incorporates all of the elements that made us wish the series would continue indefinitely.”

âFaithful Reader.com

“Craig Parshall is a master at weaving morality into the narrow, litigious [confines] of the courtroom.”

âCBN.com

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EUGENE, OREGON

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible
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Cover by Left Coast Design, Portland, Oregon

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to events or locales, is entirely coincidental.

THE ROSE CONSPIRACY

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Parshall, Craig, 1950-

The rose conspiracy / Craig Parshall.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-7369-1514-4 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-6416-6 (eBook)

1. MurderâFiction. 2. ArtistsâFiction. 3. FreemasonryâFiction. 4. Washington (DC)âFiction. I. Title.

PS3616.A77R67 2009

813'.6âdc22

2008032122

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“The world is in pain, our secrets to gain.”

âA
SONG OF THE
C
RAFT

This is a work of fiction. As such, all of the characters and situations are fictional, including the character of Horace Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as all references to that institution, with the exception only of the physical appearance of its famous “Castle” administration building and the general configuration of those political categories that populate its Board of Regents.

However, the references in this novel to the religious philosophy and mysteries of the esoteric followers of “the Craft” are taken from research and writings on speculative Freemasonry, much of it authored by Freemasons themselves. It is unknown to or ignored by rank-and-file members, who consider the Freemasons to constitute merely a fraternal or social organization. “The secret” revealed here was gleaned from the symbols, ceremonies, and history of Masonry itself, and from the writings of those who have studied it.

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