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Sulari Gentill
The Woman in the Library is an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship - and shows that words can be the most treacherous weapons of…
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She needs to write the ending ... before she meets hers.
After She Wrote Him is a piece of meta-fiction with a wildly inventive twist on the murder mystery genre that takes readers on a journey filled with passion, obsession, and…
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Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction, from the author of instant crime classic The Woman in the Library
It's an author's job to create a new…
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The black sheep of a wealthy 1930s grazier dynasty, gentleman artist Rowland Sinclair often takes matters into his own hands. When the matter is murder, there are consequences.
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"A mischievous twist on mystery novels and the people who write them." -- Benjamin Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone on the Train is…
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When a Communist agent is murdered on the steps of Parliament House, Rowland Sinclair finds himself drawn into a dangerous world of politics and assassination.
Rowland Sinclair is indifferent to politics… until a brutal murder exposes an extraordinary and treasonous conspiracy.
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Rowland Sinclair is back, and this time he’s bringing scandal with him
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In 1932, the RMS Aquitania embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped by crisis and doubt. Returning home on the luxury liner after months abroad, Rowland…
Murder, Treason, Trespass, Kidnapping, Betrayal…Again, Rowland Sinclair finds himself in the middle of it all.
There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory--until it turns out to be true
When Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her…
An unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship - and shows that words can be the most treacherous weapons of all.
Sulari Gentill, author of the 1930s Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, jumps to the post-modern in Crossing the Lines. A successful writer, Madeleine, creates a .
There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory-until it turns out to be true.
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Wealthy Bohemian artist Rowland Sinclair and his lively companions are sailing homewards to Australia on the RMS Aquitania. The ship embodies luxury and civilised respite from the tensions of the…
Originally published as All the Tears in China in 2019 in Australia by Pantera Press –Title page verso.
With danger presenting at every turn, and the brakes long since disengaged, Rowland Sinclair hurtles towards disaster with an artist, a poet and brazen sculptress along for the ride.
A Communist agent is murdered on the steps of Parliament House and Rowland finds himself drawn into a dangerous world of politics and assassination. Once again, he stands against the…
After narrowly escaping Nazi terror, Rowland Sinclair and his companions land in London, believing they are safe…But they are wrong…A bizzare murder plunges the hapless Australians into a queer world…
Before the engine on Rowly’s mercedes has cooled, the young artist, is embroiled in scandal…
It is 1933 and wealthy Australian artist Rowland Sinclair is enjoying a leisurely sojourn in the luxury Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains. As ever, he is accompanied by…
After narrowly escaping the terror of Nazi Germany, Rowland Sinclair and his companions land in London, believing they are safe. But they are wrong. A bizzare murder plunges the hapless…
Rowland Sinclair is an artist and a gentleman. In Australia’s 1930s, the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet the youngest son Rowland has a talent for scandal.Even with thousands…
In early 1933, Rowland Sinclair and his companions are ensconced in the superlative luxury of The Hydro Majestic - Medlow Bath, where trouble seems distant indeed. And then Harry Simpson…
It’s 1933, and the political landscape of Europe is darkening. Eric Campbell, the man who would be Australia’s FA1/4hrer, is on a fascist tour of the Continent, meeting dictators over…
After narrowly escaping the terror of Nazi Germany, Rowland Sinclair and his companions land in London, believing they are safe. But they are wrong. A bizarre murder plunges the hapless…
The black sheep of a wealthy 1930s grazier dynasty, gentleman artist Rowland Sinclair often takes matters into his own hands. When the matter is murder, there are consequences. For nearly…
When Rowland Sinclair is invited to take his yellow Mercedes onto the Maroubra Speedway, popularly known as the Killer Track, he agrees without caution or reserve. But then people start…
When Rowland Sinclair volunteers his services as a pilot to fly the renowned international peace advocate, Egon Kisch, between Fremantle and Melbourne, he is unaware of how hard Australia’s new…
Shanghai in 1935 is a twentieth-century Babylon, an expatriate playground where fortunes are made and lost, where East and West collide, and the stakes include life itself. Into this, Rowland…
In fear for his life, American millionaire Daniel Cartwright changes his will, appointing his old friend Rowland Sinclair as his executor. Soon murder proves that fear well founded. When Rowland…
A Few Right Thinking Men is set in the 1930s, in the thick of the Depression, but more importantly amid a growing fear of communism. The story is based around…
When Rowland Sinclair is invited to take his yellow Mercedes onto the Marouba Speedway, popularly known as the Killer Track, he agrees without caution or reserve. But then people start…
Shanghai in 1935 is a 20th century Babylon where fortunes are made and lost. Into this cultural melting pot, Rowland Sinclair arrives from Sydney to represent his brother at international…
On a 1930s luxury liner, the murders begin and once again Rowland Sinclair is unwittingly at the centre of them all.
Wealthy Australian artist Rowland Sinclair enjoys a comfortably bohemian existence which he shares with old allies - a poet, a fellow painter and a brazen sculptress. It’s the early 1930s…
A suspicious death… A missing person… A journey across America in search of answers In fear for his life, American millionaire Daniel Cartwright changes his will, appointing his old friend…
Historical crime fiction which brings together art, money, crime, politics and treason in an extraordinary tale set in Australia’s Great Depression of the 1930s.
Travel back in time to 1932 and book a first-class suite on the passenger liner RMS Aquitania, but take care, for among your fellow passengers is a ruthless killer… Direct…
A gripping murder mystery with a literary twist by the award-winning author of the Rowland Sinclair series
Originally published in 2020 by Pantera Press as A testament of character.
A newly-discovered gun casts light on a family secret long kept… a murder the Sinclairs would prefer stayed unsolved. As old wounds tear open, the dogged loyalty of Rowland’s inappropriate…
