Janice Tangen
Australia, historical-fiction, historical-places-events, historical-research, mystery I was delighted to get the first in the Rowland Sinclair series as I have enjoyed several of the later books very much! I always thought that Rowley and Phryne Fisher could be fast friends and co-conspirators and this book does nothing to change that. The Australian sociopolitical scene seems to have been rather different from that in America but I had no understanding of that until I started broadening my horizons with mystery fiction from other countries from authors who research their subject matter very well and are able to communicate it clearly with the reader. The publisher's blurb gives a fairly good intro, and I leave plot summaries to others, but the characters are excellent! Definitely a very good read! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Pantera Press via NetGalley. Thank you!