Author: Sulari Gentill
ISBN: 978-1-925700-05-3
RRP: $29.99
Publication Date: 21 January 2019
Publisher: Pantera Press
Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher
Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Pantera Press for the opportunity to read All The Tears in China By Sulari Gentill.
Sulari Gentill is an Australian author. All The Tears in China is Book 9 in the award winning Rowland Sinclair mysteries, a series of historical crime novels set in the 1930s. Rowland is a gentleman artist and amateur detective. You need not have read any of the previous books to enjoy this one. It is great stand alone novel, but I am sure after reading it you will want to read the others.
All The Tears in China is set in Shanghai in 1935. Shanghai at this time is a playground for expatriates where fortunes are made and lost. East meets West.
Rowland is sent to Shanghai to represent his brother on family business which is international wool sale negotiations. His instructions are to listen only, do not commit to anything. It should be an easy job.
Virtually as soon as he and his friends arrive in Shanghai , a brutal murder takes place and Rowland is under suspicion. His friends Edna Higgins, a sculptress, Milton Isaacs, a poet and Clyde Watson Jones, a painter, plus several locals they have befriended all help Rowland in his desperate bid to find out who is responsible for the murder and clear his name.
Shanghai at this time is a free trade port where politics and vice entwine with commerce. Exiled Russians, Communists, Germans, Japanese, Chinese and gangsters all make it a dangerous place to be.
A very clever way to help the reader to understand the times are the fascinating News Paper articles preceding each chapter.
There are plenty of twists and turns, action and complicated relationships to keep you interested. Also the main question…….who is the murderer and why has Rowland been framed ?
What I especially likes about the book is the ending. You don’t need to wait until the next book comes out to find out what happens to everyone. There is excellent closure.
I am sure Rowland Sinclair will be in another country having another adventure and I will be sure to read that book too!
This review was written by our Beauty and Lace Club Member, Anne Steer. Thank you Anne for your submission.
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I love to read, any book on any topic. I now love ebooks as they are easier to store, I was running out of bookshelves! My other interests are family, gardening and our beautiful King Charles spaniel dog who is my reading companion.
I didn’t realise that All the Tears in China by author Sulari Gentill was book 9 in the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries series until after I had started reading it. You can be assured though that this book is suitable as a “stand-alone” book or like me you may enjoy it so much that you may look out for the other titles in this series. The characters were slightly odd in my opinion but as I have no experience in their “rich” and “privileged “ world maybe this is how the upper echelons of society behaved in 1930’s Shanghai. I enjoyed the concept of the Newspaper excerpt at the start of each chapter setting the scene of society at that time. The storyline set a climatic pace with twists and turns and I found the book enjoyable and easy to read. Thank you Beauty and Lace Bookclub and Pantera Press for the opportunity to read All the Tears in China by author Sulari Gentill, I will be awaiting the next instalment.
All The Tears In China is the first book by Sulari Gentrill that I have read; and although it is the 9th book in her Rowland Sinclair mystery series, was a great standalone read.
The privileged but not pretentious primary character, Rowland and his friends are likeable and engaging and I was quickly drawn into the story and the drama.
The historical news references at the commencement of each chapter cleverly tied fact to fiction and added to the overall interest.
I thoroughly enjoyed and would highly recommend this book !
All the Tears in China is a mystery set in 1935 in Australia and Shanghai. This is the ninth novel in a series but it can be read as a standalone novel. It’s a 1930’s murder mystery with a group of friends searching for clues as to who wanted to kill a woman in Shanghai. Interspersed through the book are little facts and articles to explain the era the book is set in.
The characters are well developed and you do feel a connection to them. Rowland, the main character has strength and integrity and his friends are supportive and also stand by his side, So. Uilding a strong storyline.
I can’t say this is a favourite for me and I had to try a few times to keep reading the book even though but I did like the characters. I think if you like murder mysteries you will love this. Thanks to beauty and lace and Pantera Press for this opportunity.
Thanks Beauty and Lace for the opportunity to read All the Tears in China written by Australian author, Sulari Gentill.
When I first started reading this book, I didn’t realise it was the ninth book in The Rowland Sinclair Mysteries. Luckily, there’s no need to have read the previous books to appreciate and follow this one.
It’s not really a genre of books I would normally go for, but I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this murder/ mystery novel from the beginning to the end.
The characters were really interesting and there was plenty of twists and turns in the plot line to keep me guessing.
Now I’m really keen to get my hands on the other 8 books and start from the beginning and see how it all began!
Thanks Beauty and Lace and Pantera Press, I’m really happy to have discovered a new author and a different genre of books to enjoy!
I’m not one to read murder mystery books generally but I thought I’d give it a go. However I just was not intrigued by the story line and I found it hard to follow So unfortunately I did not finish the book.
All The Tears in China is a very well written book I could not put the book down I love a good mystery.
I enjoyed the history about Shanghai in 1935.
Rowland and his friend came to Shanghai where things are very different from Australia, Shanghai you can get kidnapped and kill.
I would recommend reading this book.
Thank you for the opportunity to review ‘All The Tears in China’ by Sulari Gentill – the 9th book in the Rowland Sinclair Mysteries series.
Although I haven’t read the other books in this series, I was able to form a good quick connection with the characters and get a grasp on the historical era in Australia and Shanghai, which made me want to keep reading and get stuck into the storyline.
I enjoyed the addition of the news paper clippings throughout which gave an interesting angle with the story.
Overall, there were lots of twists and turns that keep you intrigued. I enjoyed learning about Shanghai in the 1935’s and gaining a better understanding of the culture. I did find myself having to re-read the pages every now and then as the story is detail heavy, so I didn’t want to miss anything.
If you love historical fiction, and mystery – then this book is definitely for you!
A basic template of a mystery/adventure story that’s an easy read. If you read “writing a mystery novel for dummies” you could check all the boxes here. The characters were enjoyable and I was kept guessing until the end . I really liked the newspaper excerpts at the start of each chapter from the era. That was a nice and original touch.
All the tears in China combines my 2 favorites styles: Historical fiction and Murder mystery, so it was great to discover a new series. As I had not read any book of the Rowland Sinclair series, I wondered if it would be difficult to follow the characters. Sulari Gentill does a great job in providing the perfect amount of background to enjoy this book without reading the previous books.
All the tears in China is set just before to World War II in Shangai, It was interesting to read about the politics and cultural dynamics of the period in the cosmopolitan city. Rowland Sinclair is sent by his family to represent the interests of their wool Australian company however a murder changes the vacation he thought he would have with his companions. The details about the mystery are revealed at a nice steady and easy pace.
Sometimes the politics were a bit hard too follow and I found the main character gave his trust too easily even after a few mishaps in the city. Overall I enjoyed the book and would recommend the book.
Thank you Beauty and Lace and Pantera Press for the opportunity to discover a new series.
Every now and the. A book comes along that is like a breath of fresh air, so different and refreshing from the usual suspects. For me, this was All The Teara in China. After becoming familiar with the writing style in the first few pages, I became engrossed and intrigued to find out what was going to happen. I really loved the combination of historical fiction, armchair travel and murder mystery! The characters were all fabulous and the newspaper snippets at the start of each chapter really interesting. I’ll be looking for more Rowland Sinclair mysteries to read and recommending these for something a bit different! Thanks Beauty and Lace and Pantera Press. Loved it!