A Novel Idea: The Helen C. Escott Book Club
January is already turning out to be an exciting month for crime thriller readers. For the first time both Operation Wormwood and The...
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Helen Escott
- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Travel Newfoundland and Labrador with Sgt. Myra
Helen C Escott’s iconic detective is back – in the bestselling suspense thriller - Wormwood Duology: Operation Wormwood and The...
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Helen Escott
- Dec 29, 2022
- 13 min
Operation Wormwood - Chapter 1
It may only be a matter of time before God unleashes a plague upon the earth. — Sister Mary Pius A thick fog hugged the streets of St....
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Helen Escott
- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
Out of the Fog
Host Don-E-Coady invites Crime Author Helen Escott. Eye Physician & Surgeon Dr. Christopher Jackman. Michael Wahl, Host of the WAHL Show....
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Helen Escott
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
HELEN C. ESCOTT’S OPERATION MASONIC
(By Krystyn Hayden) St. John’s, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, is undoubtedly one of the oldest settlements in all of...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
I'm in the jailhouse now: Memories from the front line
When Gerald Leahy joined the RCMP in his home province of New Brunswick in 1956 he was thrilled when first posted to Newfoundland. "I was...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Remembering the good old days of policing
Chief/ Supt. George Powell: Remembering the good times When reminiscing about his policing career with family, friends and fellow...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Constable Ken Ellis: From the historic Badger Riot to the night that changed his life
As a young man, the only thing Ken Ellis wanted to be was an RCMP officer. That dream came true on May 05th, 1958 when he went to...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
Why were the Germans obsessed with Newfoundland during WWII?
Some evidence suggests that Hitler, at least briefly, considered an assault on Newfoundland as part of a larger campaign against the...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
RCMP Second Man Award
On Dec 21, 2013 the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador honoured twenty-two women in recognition of their support and unpaid services while...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 5, 2022
- 2 min
The story of Aunt Martha’s Sheep
One of the most popular songs on Newfoundland airwaves during the seventies was “Aunt Martha's Sheep.” The song was recorded by Dick...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 5, 2022
- 5 min
S/S/M Dave Tipple: Keeping the Honour Alive
After more than 44 years as a member of the RCMP, Staff Sgt. Major Dave Tipple hung up his spurs on June 25, 2014. Originally from Corner...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Operation Trafficked -Human trafficking stops when men stop buying women and children for sex
It is possible to get away with murder if you kill people whose lives are already devalued by society. Operation Trafficked takes you...
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Helen Escott
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Helen C. Escott to launch memoir from Engen Books!
Helen C. Escott, the bestselling, award-winning author behind Operation Wormwood, The Reckoning, Operation Vanished, and, In Search of...
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Helen Escott
- Oct 20, 2020
- 5 min
Are UFO’s Observing RCMP Officers in NL?
UFO’s are no strangers to Newfoundland and Labrador. As a matter of fact, the UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are quite frequent CFAs...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
We must be vigilant when it comes to stopping the sexual abuse of children
I find it disturbing that celebrities who know nothing about the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, will come here to sit on an ice...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 28, 2020
- 5 min
Dancing in the Fairy Circle of Harbour Grace
I was blueberry picking around Tors Cove with my mother when I was a small child. The bushes had been picked over by people who were...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Reckoning – The conclusion to Operation Wormwood has arrived!
On the Day of Reckoning, everyone is called to account for their actions. Award-winning crime fiction writer Helen C. Escott is back with...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Go back in time at Random Passage
Newfoundland author Bernice Morgan released Random Passage in 1992. It was followed by a sequel, Waiting for Time. I read this book a few...
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Helen Escott
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
Bonavista – Oh Happy Sight!
When Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto (or John Cabot as he is locally known) first set eyes on North America in 1497, his first words...
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