The Cult of the White Owl by Barbara Lefka

The Cult of the White Owl is a complex story about a man who became possessed by a White Owl that lived in his garden and resided on a limb of his Chestnut Tree. Before meeting the White Owl he was a mild mannered, hard working councilman elected by the people of Philadelphia to do a job and look out for their interests. Which he did faithfully. He married a much younger , and beautiful woman and his life changed dramatically. She shopped and the bills became enormous and his friend Tony McCane asked him to help start a camera club and have his wife pose along with her society girl friends. She was flattered and accepted. Things got more complicated until murder became a part of the game and blackmail.