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Give the Devil His Due (Rowland Sinclair WWII Mysteries, 7) Paperback – January 6, 2020

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A fascinating historical mystery by Sulari Gentill, author of #1 LibraryReads pick The Woman in the Library

Winner of the 2018 Ned Kelly Award for Best Mystery

For fans of Rhys Bowen, Kerry Greenwood and Jacqueline Winspear comes an adventure-packed romp that threads 1934 Sydney's upper class and its seedy underworld.

Wealthy Rowland Sinclair, an artist with leftist friends and a free-wheeling lifestyle, reluctantly agrees to a charity race. He'll drive his beloved yellow Mercedes on the Maroubra Speedway, renamed the Killer Track for the lives it has claimed. His teammates are a young Errol Flynn and the well-known driver Joan Richmond. It's all good fun. But then people start to die...

The body of a journalist covering the race is found murdered in a House of Horrors. An English blueblood with Blackshirt affiliations dies in a Maroubra crash. Reporters stalk Rowly for dirt while bookmakers are after an edge. When someone takes a shot at him―it could be anyone. Then the police arrest one of Rowly's housemates for murder.

For fans of Golden Age mysteries―but with a bohemian twist―this historical novel features a riveting crime, a wry, almost British sense of humor, and an amateur sleuth you can't help but root for. 

Other Rowland Sinclair Mysteries:

A Few Right Thinking Men

A Decline in Prophets

Miles off Course

Paving the New Road

A Murder Unmentioned

Gentlemen Formerly Dressed

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  1. Book 7 of 10
    Rowland Sinclair WWII Mysteries
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  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
    Poisoned Pen Press
  5. Publication date
    January 6, 2020
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1464207038
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1464207037
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"The relationships of Gentill’s well-developed characters continue to evolve as this fine historical series takes a darker tone with the rise of fascism in Europe." ― Publishers Weekly

"This is a great addition to a fun Australian mystery series… a fast-paced and captivating novel set during a turbulent period in Australia’s history. Containing an intriguing mystery, a unique sense of humour and a range of historical characters, this is a highly recommended read for lovers of Australian fiction." ― The Sydney Morning Herald

"[D]evil of a good read." ― The Herald Sun

"This 1930s Sydney is vibrant and authentic, and the inclusion of a relevant newspaper cutting at the beginning of each chapter is a neat touch… in order to get the best value out of this highly original series with its quirky characters… seek out the earlier titles and follow them in sequence." ― Historical Novel Society

"Australian author Gentill’s seventh installment featuring Rowland Sinclair (after A Murder Unmentioned) is as fun and consuming as her previous novels. The writing is superb, providing fascinating historical context as well as depth in her characters. Highly recommended for fans of the series and historical crime mysteries." ― Library Journal

"For fans of Rhys Bowen, Kerry Greenwood and Jacqueline Winspear comes an adventure-packed romp that threads 1934 Sydney's upper class and its seedy underworld." ― Booklist

"This 1930s Sydney is vibrant and authentic" ― Historical Novel Society

About the Author

After setting out to study astrophysics, graduating in law and then abandoning her legal career to write books, SULARI GENTILL now grows French black truffles on her farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains of Australia.

Gentill’s Rowland Sinclair mysteries have won and/or been shortlisted for the Davitt Award and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and her stand-alone metafiction thriller, After She Wrote Him won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel in 2018. Her tenth Sinclair novel, A Testament of Character, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Best Crime Novel in 2021.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Poisoned Pen Press (January 6, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1464207038
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1464207037
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Bookmanic
5.0 out of 5 stars Living dangerously
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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The Rowland Sinclair novels are extraordinary. Written in a largely unwritten historical period between the wars, it places Rowly with some of the most interesting people of the time in an imaginative yet realistic manner. As his colleagues say, he is either the unluckiest or luckiest man alive. I wouldn’t want to stand next to him for more than a minute. He is still fighting the nazi regime single handed and we can only regret that he had less friends than adversaries. Thoroughly enjoyable read but then I think I am captivated by Sulari’s beautiful writing. She is a genuine talent with a serious light hearted approach to the art. Buy the book.
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Rebecca Davies
4.0 out of 5 stars Back in Sydney
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016
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The seventh in the series contains more famous characters from 30's Sydney, even Erroll Flynn! Another entertaining read and recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017
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Another gripping and highly entertaining ride with Rowland Sinclair. Highly recommended. Historically fascinating and written with wit, flair & humour.
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Jennifer Cameron-Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars ‘Rowland Sinclair’s dealings with the press were rarely so civil.’
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
This is the seventh novel in Ms Gentill’s historical crime series which features Rowland Sinclair and is set during the 1930s. Rowland Sinclair is a wealthy gentleman artist who lives in a Woollahra mansion with his greyhound Lenin and an assortment of bohemian friends including Edna Higgins, a sculptor for whom he has feelings, and Clyde Watson Jones, a landscape painter, who can also be handy with his fists.
In this novel, Rowland Sinclair is planning to race his yellow 1927 Mercedes S-Class at the Maroubra speedway for a charity race in aid of the Red Cross. When a journalist who interviews him is killed, Rowland Sinclair is caught up in the mystery surrounding his murder. Sinclair was one of the last people to see the journalist alive. Who killed the journalist, and why?

The story, which incorporates some real characters such as the young Rosaleen Norton (known in later years as the ‘Witch of King’s Cross’), the poet Kenneth Slessor, the actor Errol Flynn, the painter Norman Lindsay and Arthur Stace ( Sydney’s ‘Eternity’ man), moves at a rapid pace. The journalist’s murder is only the first, and it seems that someone is after Rowland Sinclair as well.

I really enjoyed this novel. There are plenty of twists and turns as Sinclair and his friends try to find out who killed the journalist. Ms Gentill has a great mix of characters, and the use of actual newspaper articles from the period as chapter openings serves to reinforce the setting. I loved the depiction of Errol Flynn (he fits right in, naturally) and wanted to know more about Arthur Stace. While some aspects of the story clearly draw on facts established in earlier novels, it is possible to read (and enjoy) this novel on a standalone basis. Across this series, Ms Gentill has drawn on the political unrest that followed the Great Depression. Her exploration of the tensions between the communist and fascist sympathisers, her blending of history and fiction provide an intriguing setting.

But back to the mystery: it’s a great read, and I’m looking to read the rest of the series.

Note: My thanks to Pantera Press for providing me with a copy of the novel for review purposes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great series!
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016
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Brilliant story which kept me enthralled to the last page. I love this series and can't wait for the next book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Car races, murder, and an art exhibition! Another fabulous Rowland Sinclair read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
Sydney, Australia 1934. Rowland Sinclair, the accidental gentleman sleuth is continuing to be the bane of his powerful brother Wilfrid's life, and hopelessly in love with his sometime life model and free spirited sculptress Edna Higgins. I'm hopelessly enamored with Rowly and the gang!
Rowly's returned to the family's Sydney home Woodlands House in the salubrious suburb of Woollahra, with his artistic bohemian friends, poet Milton (Elias Isaacs), a card carrying communist, who quotes others works as though they were his own, landscape painter Clyde Watson Jones, and the beautiful inside and out, Ed (Edna). Rowly's mother Elizabeth, suffering from dementia, is in residence and still calls him by his deceased brother's name, Aubrey. She's a wonderful addition to the menagerie.
Rowley is to race his yellow Mercedes roadster in a charity event for the Australian Red Cross at the jinxed Maroubra speedway.
But in the meantime a reporter, Crispin White, is murdered in the Magdalene’s House of the Macabre, a horror waxworks, after having dinner at Woodlands. Milton comes under suspicion and Rowley and gang must do all they can to prove his innocence.
Throw into the mix Clyde's ex fiancé's Italian family who decide to take action against him and things become very lively.
The fascists are still beguiling the Australian public into seeing them as concerned citizens with the best interests of the country at heart. The conservatives are still trying to handle them.
Psychologically effected, but recovering from his dreadful time in Berlin, Rowley decides to launch an exhibition of his paintings showing the Nazi's up for who they really are.
Rowley is a character I just keep falling in love with. Charming, boyish, principled, avant garde, a talented artist, laconic, sincere and amusing. His handling of his mother is loving and delightful.
Really Gentill's novels are a fabulous trip through Australian political and social history in the 1930's, exposing not just the prejudices of the time, the effects of the Depression, but the sleazy underbelly of the criminal world. We're also treated to the artistic historical developments of the times, and are given an inkling of thoughts and ideas of this island community during this era.
The luminaries we continue to meet are priceless. Kenneth Slessor, a poet whose work I've always admired, Norman Lindsay, Errol Flynn, and Arthur Stace, the man who for thirty years wrote Eternity in fine copperplate all over Sydney.
I must say how pleased I am to have had an ARC of this book from the publishers. Without this I wouldn't have come across Gentill's fabulous Sinclair series. I have enthusiastically taken to reading my way through the series prior to this publication and am enjoying every moment.

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Desislava Deller
5.0 out of 5 stars Whatever country first
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2023
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Whatever "country first" is not an original idea of the 2000nd's.
Rowland's escapades once again grip us in an unrelinquable hold.
Looking forward to the next book in the series ❤.
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5.0 out of 5 stars She's a great writer and comes up with some great stories
Reviewed in Australia on May 15, 2017
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I attended a writing workship with Sulari Gentill and have to admit I'd never heard of her before. Since then, I've read all the Rowly mysteries and can't wait for the next. She's a great writer and comes up with some great stories. I love the true history tidbits that make it in as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2022
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Part of a great series.
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Ken Cox
5.0 out of 5 stars Never disappoints
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023
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Ms Gentill does it again. Read and enjoy.
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Amanda Dening
5.0 out of 5 stars Roland Sinclair
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2016
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My favourite hero - have loved all the books in this series, as well as learning a lot about NSW politics and the history between the 2 world wars. Highly recommend - though read them in order!
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