Field Guide to Secret Societies

Tim Dedopulos is a writer, editor and game designer with nearly 100 published works to his name in fiction and non-fiction, from horror and SFF to history, puzzles and popular culture. His books include Symbolism, The Brotherhood, The Book of Wizards, The Great Global Treasure Hunt on Google Earth, Spock's Logic Puzzles, You Are (Not) Deadpool and the bestselling The Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Collection. Tim lives in Spain with his wife and three cats.

• IntroductionChapter 1: PoliticsThe Hellfire Club; The Committee of 300; The Illuminati; The Skull and Bones; The Round Table Movement; The Council on Foreign Relations; The Bilderberg Group; The Trilateral Commission Chapter 2: ReligionThe Knights Templar; The Khlysty; The Dönmeh; The Knights of Seth; The Knights of Columbus; Opus Dei; Kereke ya Sephiri; The Order of the Solar Temple Chapter 3: OccultPoro and Sande Societies; Odin Brotherhood; The Ancient Order of Druids; The Society of the Horseman’s Word; Abakuá; Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia; The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; The Illuminates of Thanateros; Ordo Templi Orientis Chapter 4: EducationThe School of Night; The Rosicrucians; The Bullingdon Club; The Apostles; Scroll and Key; The Ancient Order of Freesmiths; The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry; The Seven Society Chapter 5: CrimeThe Sicarii; Thuggee; The Assassins; The Ninja; The Yakuza; The Mafia; The Molly Maguires; The Knights of Liberty Chapter 6: PhilanthropyThe Freemasons; The Independent Order of Odd Fellows; The Knights of Pythias; The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; The United Order of the Golden Cross; The Royal Arcanum; The Knights of the Maccabees; The Mysterious Order of the Veiled Prophet; The Grand Order of Water Rats; The Order of ChaeroneaIndexPicture creditsAcknowledgements