The Moon Mask

by Edmond Gagnon

300 is the average number in Detroit. The American city usually ranks in the top ten for murders per capita. Recovering from bankruptcy, Detroit’s Mayor put an aggressive plan into action, cleaning up the city and tearing down vacant or derelict properties. Demolition crews undertaking the arduous task, discover dead bodies in some of the abandoned houses.

Detroit Homicide Investigators, who are already overtaxed, discover there’s a serial killer on the loose. Pressure from the media and the Mayor’s office intensifies when even more bodies are found in the Detroit River.

Major Case Detective Abigail Brown is called in to lead what becomes the Land & Sea task force. She had been spending her weekend off with retired Detective Norm Strom, but returns to work and keeps him close so that she might draw on his investigative experience.

289 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Edmond Gagnon is a retired Police Detective, having worked for the Windsor Police Service for over 31 years. Upon retiring he traveled the world compiling a fun collection of travel stories, then self-published his first book, "A Casual Traveler."

With a new passion for writing Ed created his Norm Strom Crime Fiction Series with with Rat, Bloody Friday, Torch, Finding Hope, Border City Chronicles, Trafficking Chen, Border City Chronicles - Four More, the Melaque Murder Club and Quicksand.
The sequel to Finding Hope, The Moon Mask, kicks off the new Abigail Brown Crime Series. It is followed by The Millionaire Murders.

Edmond Gagnon also wrote the paranormal thriller, Four.

All his stories are based on his own personal experiences..

Edmond Gagnon continues to write and travel, and resides in Windsor, Ontario with his wife, Cathryn.

Reviews

[Christine Hayton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A serial killer is murdering women in Detroit, and the crimes only came to light when the victims’ bodies are dragged from the depths of the Detroit River. The killer left no evidence and nothing to help in his capture. Identification of the decomposed body parts is almost impossible.

Abigail Brown is a homicide detective. This story leads her through a complicated chase to stop a serial killer. With the help of Norm Strom and her fellow officers, she identifies this psychotic killer. Her job is to stop him.

I enjoyed this story. It was an easy read with enough intrigue and suspense to keep me in the story. The characters displayed vivid personalities, interesting quirks, and fit into the storyline perfectly. I loved the lead character. Abigail was a beautiful and smart young woman. She is bright, intelligent, and intuitive in her role.

Abigail and Norm seems made for each other. They enjoy their time together and revel in their sexual compatibility while using their cop-sense to bring down the villain.

THE MOON MASK is a great start to the new series by Edmond Gagnon featuring Abigail Brown as the lead detective. I look forward to reading more about this feisty lady, her insight into the criminal mind, and her attraction to Norm Strom.

I am rating this story 4 stars

[Christian (C.M. Forest) Laforet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moon Mask was a fantastic read! I've read a few of author Edmond Gagnon's books in the past, and always enjoyed them, but this is definitely my new favourite. It struck the right balance between police procedural and cop thriller. I'm looking forward to more!

[Barb Soulliere · Rating 5 out of 5]

You have to read this book it's very good , interesting. You have to read all his books there great.

[Warren Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great read. I can't wait to get started on the next Abigail Brown book.