A Few Right Thinking Men is the first in Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair historical (WWII) series. It's on sale in the US for $1.99 (and discountable at Kobo US), and it's also £1.99 at Kindle UK.
I've never gotten into this series because almost all of the rest of the titles, with the occasional exception of the second one, are normally priced in the $9.99 - $12.99 (!!!) range. And I almost never pay that much for a book, unless it's required for a class
or meeting some other very unusual need. But they all have pretty good ratings, and I have a friend who likes the series, and Poisoned Pen Press books are usually pretty good IMO, so YMMV.
I also just noted, though, while checking things out for this post, that in the UK, the rest of the series mostly ranges from £2.99 to £3.99. Which is a lot more reasonable. And not surprisingly, there's a different publisher...
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VNH1N8J
Kobo US:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-f...thinking-men-8
Kindle UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TVF4ZF3
Spoiler:
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A fascinating historical mystery by Sulari Gentill, author of #1 LibraryReads pick The Woman in the Library
Shortlisted for Best First Book for the Commonwealth Writers' Price for 2011
"Her witty hero will delight traditional mystery buffs." —Library Journal STARRED review
Can a house divided against itself hope to stand?
Sydney, 1931. Rowland 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.
The 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.
The 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.
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