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A Decline in Prophets
A Decline in Prophets | Sulari Gentill
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Murder and Intrigue When High Society Meets the High Seas A Gripping Historical Mystery The Second Book of the Acclaimed Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, the Historical Crime Series The luxury liner, RMS Aquitania, embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped crisis and doubt. But elegant atmosphere on board is charged with tension. Civility remains... but how long will the peace hold when people start to die? After months abroad, Rowland Sinclair and his companions begin their journey home on the ship. The heroes dine with a suffragette, a Bishop and a retired World Prophet. The Church encounters less orthodox religion in the Aquitanias chandeliered ballroom, where men of God rub shoulders with mystics in dinner suits. Gentills razor-sharp voice draws these wonderfully diverse characters, and as the pressure rises, so too does a foreboding sense of intrigue. As the bodies pile up, and Rowland unwittingly finds himself at the centre of it all again, can he unravel the mystery and stop these heinous crimes before he and his friends become victims themselves? Gentill captures the readers interest and imagination from the first page in this superbly narrated and observed novel. A highly amusing adventure amidst the horrors of death and the bizarre nature of 1930s society.
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rockpools
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As usual, I‘m a teensy bit behind with my posts. So here‘s Rowly Sinclair in a very beautiful #readingretreat library.

An Australian murder mystery set (largely) on a steam liner in 1932. The death count is HIGH! First time in ages I guessed early on whodunnit, tho not why. I agree with @CarolynM - not my favourite so far, but fully intending to carry on the series. Love the background setting and history, possibly more than the plots!

squirrelbrain Great review! ❤️ 2y
TrishB What Helen said 👍🏻 2y
CarolynM The background, the settings and the encounters with real historical figures are what I like best about these books too. I‘m glad you‘re going to carry on with the series😘 2y
rockpools @CarolynM I *may* have spotted the next in the series in a local charity shop. I think someone else must be working their way through them locally 😁 2y
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rockpools
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This week‘s #bookreport

I‘m still reading A Decline in Prophets, set on luxury cruise ship RMS Aquitania in 1932. Rowly and his bohemian artist friends are travelling home, but fellow passengers keep getting killed off…

Love the time and place and newspaper snippets.

These were some of the ghost ships lurking in the bay here during lockdowns, definitely not looking like Aquitania!

Happy weekend, all.

Cinfhen Your tagged book sounds excellent- #stacked and I love the accompanying photo 😍wishing you a wonderful weekend xx 2y
squirrelbrain Have a great weekend Rachel! 2y
erzascarletbookgasm Happy weekend to you too! 2y
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rockpools
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OK, this one‘s a little bit book-related.

Stopped off in Dawlish on the way back to see the black swans. Look what I found in one of the charity shops @CarolynM 😁. Bizarrely, it‘s even the next in the series for me to read. Extremely chuffed!

Still narked at the UK cover designers for slapping the title right across the middle of the pictures, but there we go.

squirrelbrain Pretty swan! And pretty book cover too; I can see why you‘re annoyed at the title! 2y
EvieBee I‘ve never heard of this series. Sounds delightful; just placed a hold for the first book in the series at my library. 2y
CarolynM I wonder what you will think of this one? This and the next one are probably my least favourites, but things get interesting again in number 4 🙂 @EvieBee hope you enjoy and, just so you know, all the background stuff is true. 2y
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I really enjoy Rowland and his friends. Thanks fo the introduction @Lizpixie ! #rowlandsinclair

CarolynM Love this series❤️ 5y
Lizpixie You‘re very welcome! Rowly & his band of bohemians are so much fun to read about❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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