{"product_id":"a-house-divided-9781464214585","title":"A House Divided","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating historical mystery by Sulari Gentill, author of #1 LibraryReads pick \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in the Library\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a house divided against itself hope to stand?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowland Sinclair doesn't fit with his family. His conservative older brother, Wilfred, thinks he's reckless, a black sheep; his aging mother thinks he's her son who was killed in the war. Only his namesake Uncle Rowly, a kindred spirit, understands him--and now he's been brutally murdered in his own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police are literally clueless, and so Rowly takes it upon himself to crack the mystery of the murder. In order to root out the guilty party, he uses his wealth and family influence to infiltrate the upper echelons of both the old and the new guard, playing both against the middle in a desperate and risky attempt to find justice for his uncle. With his bohemian housemates--a poet, a painter, and a free-spirited sculptress--watching his back, Rowly unwittingly exposes a conspiracy that just might be his undoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel in the Rowland Sinclair WII Mysteries introduces readers to an amateur sleuth with wit, heart, and a knack for solving inscrutable crimes. A historical mystery by an award-winning author, this murder mystery will appeal to fans of Rhys Bowen, Kerry Greenwood, and Jacqueline Winspear. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Previously published as \u003cem\u003eA Few Right Thinking Men\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentill, Sulari:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - After setting out to study astrophysics, graduating in law and then abandoning her legal career to write books, Sulari now grows French black truffles on her farm in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains of NSW. Sulari is author of The Rowland Sinclair Mystery series, historical crime fiction novels (eight in total) set in the 1930s. Sulari's A Decline in Prophets (the second book in the series) was the winner of the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Fiction 2012. She was also shortlisted for Best First Book (A Few Right Thinking Men) for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011. Paving the New Road was shortlisted for another Davitt in 2013.","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528678510866,"sku":"9781464214585","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_785631ff-4485-474b-a2b3-f4f756d88145.jpg?v=1731334455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-house-divided-9781464214585","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}