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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A Dangerous Language - Gentill 4 stars Although the previous books in this series all have some aspect of amateur detection, this one is more of a political thriller. The ongoing characters, Rowland Sinclair and friends, have more than the usual chance encounter with a famous historical figure. They are actually directly involved in a well publicized event. (Strange that they don’t appear in the history books.) Rowland volunteers to fly the dissident communist Egon Kisch to a peace conference. It is thought that secretly flying him in will circumvent the efforts of immigration authorities to keep him out. This book contained many of the plot elements of the other books. There were more suspenseful threats to the lives of Rowland, Milton, Clyde and Edna. There’s another woman taking advantage of Rowland’s chivalry and polite manners. Wilfred comes, reluctantly, to the rescue. Mrs. Sinclair continues to flirt with ‘Aubrey’s’ friend Milton. Despite the predictable elements of each book, there are always surprising twists in the plot. And, I always learn something new from 20th century history. In this eighth of the series Rowland is approached by a member of the Communist Party to observe the Federal Parliament in Canberra, and replace the current man, Kelly. Although refusing, his friend the communist Milton Isaacs does not, and all four friends journey to Canberra where Kelly is found murdered. For me the story contained too much politics which made the tale in quite a large part boring, and certainly not enough of any mystery. A pity as I do find the characters an interesting bunch. A NetGalley Book 1934, politics, political-intrigue, Australia, family-dynamics, friendship, murder, historical-figures, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research****** This is not an unbiased review. I absolutely love learning world history between the World Wars in Australia through the lives of Rowley Sinclair and friends via the pen of Sulari Gentill! Being a history geek, I snoop into (almost) all the references except the newspaper quotes at the beginning of chapters. Egon Kisch was a Jewish Communist and anti-war activist who wrote in German (the dangerous language) at the time Hitler and his nazis were on the rise in Europe. Because of his politics, Australian government and some subversive factions attempted to ban him from visiting. That's history. Rowley is a painter born into a wealthy family and he shares his estate with a number of artistic friends with whom he has gotten into difficulties before. The book begins with a missing young woman who has been set alight and is unrecognizable at the same time as Rowley's dearest friend has seemingly disappeared (his artist's eye knows it is not her) and then turns up due to miscommunication. Then there's the murder of a known communist with ties to one of Rowley's other friends who is subsequently seriously injured in an intentional motor vehicle accident. Rowley is also a car and airplane nut so prepare yourself to learn some fascinating things about the Chrysler Airflow as well as the MacRobertson Air Race in a de Havilland Comet. The recurring characters certainly are, and all characters a clearly and engagingly drawn. It is not NECESSARY to have read the previous books as everything vital is in here, but on the basis of curiousity... I requested and received a free ebook copy from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. Thank you! sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: Words of peace are sometimes the most dangerous language of all When Rowland Sinclair offers to fly internationally renowned Czech novelist and peace advocate Egon Kisch to Melbourne to kick off a speaking tour, he has no clue that the government has charged the Attorney General with preventing Kisch from stepping foot on Australian soil. Then Jim Kelly, a known Communist, is ruthlessly murdered on the Parliament House steps. It's soon evident that an extreme fascist group is also intent on keeping Kisch's words from ever reaching their countrymen's earsâ??even if they have to kill him, or anyone helping him gain entry. Rowland, meanwhile, reconnects with his first love, who has returned after years abroad and seeks him out. When the two are photographed in flagrante delicto by reporters, Rowland fears he has ruined her reputation, and proposes marriageâ??despite the fact that his heart belongs to someone else... Blending historical facts and figures with rollicking adventure, A Dangerous Language shows how far fanatics are willing to go to ensure that their side of the story is the only story people hear No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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An Historical Fiction tale of political intrigue set in Australia in the 1930's.
With the people, places, events and things I looked up, it seemed historically accurate: the Chrysler Airflow car, the mystery pyjama girl murder, the writer Egon Kisch trying to visit Australia.
The characters are well developed, spoke as you might expect Australians in the 1930s, a natural use of jocular humour.
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