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A review by smitchy
A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill
4.0
This is the first book in the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries series and it is a fun and intriguing romp through an era in Australian / New South Wales history I certainly don't know much about (I'm from Victoria). Sydney in 1931-32 is a powder keg. The Great Depression is biting hard and unemployment is rising. Communism and unionism is appealing to the increasing hungry masses and in response there is a growing conservative movement that is rapidly building to fascism.
Right in the middle of this combustive mix is Rowland Sinclair, upper crust gentleman by birth and dissolute artist by choice. Rowland lives in comfort thanks to his family money - he has opened his family's city home to a mix of fellow artists and writers, all of whom have socialist sentiments or outright communist leanings. Rowland is the black sheep of his conservative family and the death of Rowland's uncle and a trip to his brother's country estate throws Rowland into more intrigue than he bargained on.
Soon Rowland is playing a dangerous game of double bluff as he deals with the New Guard, the Old Guard, Communists and the Police.
Gentill does a great job of blending history and fiction in this book and if you loved Kerry Greenwood's Miss Fisher series or enjoy a bit of classic Christie-style crime then this series is for you.
Right in the middle of this combustive mix is Rowland Sinclair, upper crust gentleman by birth and dissolute artist by choice. Rowland lives in comfort thanks to his family money - he has opened his family's city home to a mix of fellow artists and writers, all of whom have socialist sentiments or outright communist leanings. Rowland is the black sheep of his conservative family and the death of Rowland's uncle and a trip to his brother's country estate throws Rowland into more intrigue than he bargained on.
Soon Rowland is playing a dangerous game of double bluff as he deals with the New Guard, the Old Guard, Communists and the Police.
Gentill does a great job of blending history and fiction in this book and if you loved Kerry Greenwood's Miss Fisher series or enjoy a bit of classic Christie-style crime then this series is for you.