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A review by kimswhims
All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill
4.0
Thoroughly enjoyed this but it did take me a long time to read. More me than the book.
There are great titbits of history and it's a rollicking 1930s murder mystery. Terrific Aussie recurring characters and an interesting range of characters popping up in an exotic Shanghai just prior to the onset of WW2.
Just enough smoke and mirrors to make it entertaining but not over involved. Such a relaxing read that I found myself lulled into a sleepy state sometimes. It might have also been the smoke I was breathing in for 6 weeks during the unprecedented bushfire season we are having. Feeling very wired I was keeping track of a bushfire that impacted Batlow where the author lives and is a volunteer firefighter with the RFS! Read a quote from her in one of the online newspapers just after the fire went through!
It's the most recent in the Rowland Sinclair series and the first I've read, but I'll definitely be reading more in the future. A highly recommended murder mystery series.
There are great titbits of history and it's a rollicking 1930s murder mystery. Terrific Aussie recurring characters and an interesting range of characters popping up in an exotic Shanghai just prior to the onset of WW2.
Just enough smoke and mirrors to make it entertaining but not over involved. Such a relaxing read that I found myself lulled into a sleepy state sometimes. It might have also been the smoke I was breathing in for 6 weeks during the unprecedented bushfire season we are having. Feeling very wired I was keeping track of a bushfire that impacted Batlow where the author lives and is a volunteer firefighter with the RFS! Read a quote from her in one of the online newspapers just after the fire went through!
It's the most recent in the Rowland Sinclair series and the first I've read, but I'll definitely be reading more in the future. A highly recommended murder mystery series.