A Few Right Thinking Men

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Pub Date 21 Nov 2019 | Archive Date 21 Jan 2020
Oldcastle Books | Crime & Mystery Club

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Description

In 1930s Australia, the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet the youngest son Rowland – an artist – has a talent for scandal. Even with the unemployed lining the streets, Rowland lives in a sheltered world… of wealth, culture and impeccable tailoring with the family fortune indulging his artistic passions and friends… a poet, a painter and a brazen sculptress. Mounting political tensions fuelled by the Great Depression take Australia to the brink of revolution.

While Rowland is an uncommon man, his name is not. He shares it with an uncle, an aging playboy. When the elder man is murdered, Rowland is stricken with grief and plagued by question. Foremost: why would anyone want to kill the old man?

The stakes are high, as Rowland and his friends go undercover in the New Guard, a dangerous political group intent on wrestling control of the country from its current leadership. As danger looms and Rowland and his friends become targets of the fascist legion, will they be able to solve the mystery of his uncle’s murder? Will they be able to protect the country from political upheaval?

In 1930s Australia, the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet the youngest son Rowland – an artist – has a talent for scandal. Even with the unemployed lining the streets, Rowland lives...


Advance Praise

'A sparkling crime series… Evelyn Waugh meets Agatha Christie...'- The Age

'An engrossing, easy-read mystery novel'- Daily Telegraph

'I must confess I’ve become rather fond of artist Roland Sinclair and his bohemian friends who divide their time globetrotting, solving murder mysteries'- Herald Sun

'Gentill has written an absorbing story about a crucial but underwritten slice of Australian history'- Courier Mail


'A sparkling crime series… Evelyn Waugh meets Agatha Christie...'- The Age

'An engrossing, easy-read mystery novel'- Daily Telegraph

'I must confess I’ve become rather fond of artist Roland Sinclair...


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ISBN 9780857303578
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Featured Reviews

What an interesting book! More historical fiction than mystery, it's well written retelling of some historical facts of Australian history.
The cast of characters is really interesting and lively, the plot is entertaining and informative at the same time.
It starts a bit slow but once hooked you cannot put the book down.
Strongly recommended, especially if you love history.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley

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