A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill

A Murder Unmentioned by Sulari Gentill ISBN-13: 9781464206979 Hardcover Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Released: Feb. 12, 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
The gun used in Rowland Sinclair's father's death some thirteen years earlier has turned up in a drained dam at the family's country homestead in Yass. Rowland and his elder brother, Wil, had avoided any discussion of the event. The possible involvement of the teenage Rowly and his older brother's intervention comes to light as their enemies use their influence to set the police to renew their inquiries into Henry Sinclair's death.

Rowly and the trio of artist friends who live in his Sydney suburban mansion, and generally have his back, avail themselves of a racing green Gypsy Moth (Rowland is a pioneer in air travel) and a yellow Mercedes sports car (another frightening mode of transport) to arrive in New South Wales' Southern Tablelands, bent on clearing Rowly's name.

With cameo appearances from historical figures - Bob Menzies in the Sinclair kitchen, Edna Walling in the garden, and Kate Leigh grinning lasciviously at Rowly in a jailhouse crowd - and a real sense of fun contrasting with the quite genuine tension.


My Review:
A Murder Unmentioned is a mystery set in Dec. 1933 in Australia. This is the sixth novel in a series. This story referred back to events that happened in previous books, especially the fourth book, but you don't have to read the previous books in order to follow this one.

The main characters were interesting, caring people. Rowly was even more hot tempered than usual, ready to punch people for any insult. It was a clue-based mystery. I caught on to who the anonymous informant was long before Rowly and Wil, but it was realistic that they didn't suspect that person until strong evidence pointed in that direction. Rowly had to save people's lives at several points in the story, which added suspense. Interesting historical details were woven into the the story.

There was a fair amount of bad language. There were no sex scenes. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting novel.


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