A Decline In Prophets The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Sulari Gentill Rupert Degas Wavesound Audio Books
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It's 1932, a time of crisis and doubt. Returning home on a luxury ocean liner after months abroad, Rowland Sinclair and his companions dine with a suffragette, a Bishop and a retired World Prophet. The Church encounters less orthodox religion in the Aquitania's chandeliered ballroom, where men of God rub shoulders with mystics in dinner suits. The elegant atmosphere on board is charged with tension, but civility prevails...until people start to die.
A Decline In Prophets The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Sulari Gentill Rupert Degas Wavesound Audio Books
First, a disclaimer. I've learned never to gobble one book after another by an author. It throws off my perspective as a reader, and I start to recognize passagaes where authors copy from themselves (Brad Thor), or a lack of progressive character development (Ms. Gentill's A Decline in Prophets). So—true confession—I read books 1 and 2 in this series back to back, and I'm sure that they would've been much better had I let time lapse between them. I own the series, so I'll spread the books out a little more in the future.A Decline in Prophets is interesting. The story dabbles in Theosophy, and the characters are on an extended voyage while things settle down in Sydney after the escapades in book 1. Ms Gentill knows how to set a scene and a stage, and she writes in an engaging and interesting way about a place I've been, but about which I know little. She also captures the elegance and cabin distinctions on a Cunard ship very well, and I had to restrain myself from booking a cruise.
My issues with this book have to do with character development. Rowland is becoming increasingly bland and is beginning to appear weak to me, especially with regard to Edna. Edna is disinteresting because she's so vapid and ammoral, and doesn't' seem to be growing out of her flaws. Let's be honest: her beauty and talent are great in her youth, but only one survives old age—if she's lucky. Two lesser characters (Milton and a fellow artist with a hypehnated name that escapes me right now) are becoming the stars of my show in Gentill's books. I hope that the author develops them into stronger characters in ensuing books of the series.
Generally recommended for lovers of historical mysteries.
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A Decline In Prophets The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Sulari Gentill Rupert Degas Wavesound Audio Books Reviews
Award-winning Australian writer Sulari Gentill has gathered a beguiling and congenial cast of characters who are sailing on the luxury Cunard liner, the RMS Aquitania, on a world cruise. The setting is the early 1930s as the forces of communism, fascism and Hitler’s rise to power loom over the Continent. The Great Depression spreads across the world, heralding a frightening time in our history. We find our party on the next-to-last leg of their eventful trip that started in Australia and continued on to Egypt and the Continent. The cruise takes a deadly turn as it approaches New York.
Painter Rowland Sinclair, heir to a vast Australian sheep ranching fortune, has reserved three luxurious conjoined suites for his close companions. We meet Milton, an ersatz poet; Clyde, a fellow artist; and Edna, a glamorous sculptress and model for Sinclair’s famous nude portraits. Their dining room seating arrangement includes the real-life, controversial mystic and Theosophist Annie Besant and holy man Jiddu Krishnamurti. Among their fellow passengers are a fiery Catholic bishop and his group of seminarians, who view the otherworldly Theosophists and the libertine artists with equal acrimony. Mix in two merry young widows out for a good time, and you have the three deadly sins of polite dinner table conversation religion, politics and sex. Gentill mixes them all in a tasty package of murder, suspense and delight, blending real events and people with her colorful characters. This is more than a mere cozy.
When murder strikes the liner with no clear clues as to a motive or a suspect, Rowland is eyed with suspicion after he has an altercation with a drunken passenger who is harassing one of the merry widows. The dastardly fellow is later found bludgeoned to death in a lifeboat with Rowland’s bloodied walking stick protruding from his neck. Once exonerated, Rowland would much prefer retiring to his suites to paint and relax with his friends, but when a suspicious suicide on board occurs and then the elderly Madame Besant is pushed down a staircase, Rowland finds himself playing the reluctant detective. Upon reaching New York, two more fellow passengers are murdered, and the plot thickens.
When Rowland and his friends finally arrive back in Sydney, he clashes with his conservative brother’s wishes to involve him in more active management of the ranch. Here the characters are delightfully rounded out as you see the liberal artist and his Bohemian friends trying to deal with the Fellows of the local Masonic order.
A DECLINE IN PROPHETS is the second installment in an eight-novel set of a previously published series in Australia. It landed stateside due to the foresight of Barbara Peters of Poisoned Pen Press, a Scottsdale publishing house that is keeping alive the rapidly vanishing concept of the small, local specialty bookstore and bringing to print books from around the world to the American public. A DECLINE IN PROPHETS was so compelling that I immediately downloaded to my the series opener, A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN, to learn the backstory.
What is more satisfying to the mystery buff than a new author with a backlist? Here’s hoping that Poisoned Pen will publish the remaining books in the series. It has been my good fortune to stumble onto a few of these, thanks to Bookreporter.com, this past season. As my old favorites started farming out their novels to offspring, or resorting to pseudonyms or, I darkly suspect, ghostwriters, I welcomed the newcomers. Long live the rapidly vanishing small presses and bookstores. I’ve turned to electronic sources for some of these gems, which I am grateful to have at my fingertips. Oh, the instant gratification of pushing a button and an eBook lands in your hand late at night! It’s the second most fun you can have in bed, right? It’s encouraging that small presses like Poisoned Pen are still slugging away to introduce us to new writers.
Reviewed by Roz Shea
Forced to leave Australia after the events of A FEW RIGHT THINKING MEN a vacation trip to England and Europe with his friends is necessary. Rowland Sinclair and company are now returning home on a luxury ocean liner. He and his friends meet onboard and become close to members of the Theosophy organization including Krishnamurta, Annie Besant and others. They also encounter a belligerent Irish Catholic Bishop and his niece, who makes matters most uncomfortable for all. This though is mild compared to the murder of a Theosophist and several attacks which follow. Rowland is in the wrong place at the wrong time, as usual, and becomes deeply involved.
Great plot. Interesting look at Theosophists both sympathetic and going into old scandals. Further development occurs with Rowland and his older brother's problematic relationship. Both seem to be understanding and appreciating each other more than before. I found myself unexpectedly laughing at some of the comments. Wonderful series.
Well that was fun! A rollicking tale set on an elegant cruise liner, plus in New York and Australia, with trouble finding Rowly wherever he went!
1932 and Rowland Sinclair and his friends, Clyde, Milton and Edna were finally heading home after spending some months in Europe. They were aboard the RMS Aquitania headed for New York, where they would stay a few days, catching up with a good but eccentric friend before reboarding and continuing on to Sydney.
After a journey marred by tragedy, the friends disembarked in Sydney and gratefully headed for home. But more was to follow as first one thing, then another drew Rowly in – would he be able to get himself out of the trouble he was in this time?
A Decline in Profits by Aussie author Sulari Gentill is the 2nd in the Rowland Sinclair series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. With fast-paced, nonstop action, I kept wondering what would happen next! The series is turning into one I will definitely continue with – I’m looking forward to #3 already. Highly recommended.
First, a disclaimer. I've learned never to gobble one book after another by an author. It throws off my perspective as a reader, and I start to recognize passagaes where authors copy from themselves (Brad Thor), or a lack of progressive character development (Ms. Gentill's A Decline in Prophets). So—true confession—I read books 1 and 2 in this series back to back, and I'm sure that they would've been much better had I let time lapse between them. I own the series, so I'll spread the books out a little more in the future.
A Decline in Prophets is interesting. The story dabbles in Theosophy, and the characters are on an extended voyage while things settle down in Sydney after the escapades in book 1. Ms Gentill knows how to set a scene and a stage, and she writes in an engaging and interesting way about a place I've been, but about which I know little. She also captures the elegance and cabin distinctions on a Cunard ship very well, and I had to restrain myself from booking a cruise.
My issues with this book have to do with character development. Rowland is becoming increasingly bland and is beginning to appear weak to me, especially with regard to Edna. Edna is disinteresting because she's so vapid and ammoral, and doesn't' seem to be growing out of her flaws. Let's be honest her beauty and talent are great in her youth, but only one survives old age—if she's lucky. Two lesser characters (Milton and a fellow artist with a hypehnated name that escapes me right now) are becoming the stars of my show in Gentill's books. I hope that the author develops them into stronger characters in ensuing books of the series.
Generally recommended for lovers of historical mysteries.
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