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PattyMacDotComma
5★
“The incarceration and abuse of dissidents in the Dachau concentration camp was scorned as left-wing propaganda.

‘You didn’t actually enter the camp did you, Mr. Sinclair? I think you’ll find that reports of mistreatment are vastly exaggerated. Our delegations to Germany have come back with only praise for the order of German society.’


Yeah, right. 1930s London. Rowland, Edna, Milton, and Clyde have escaped – just – from the Nazis who were determined to keep Rowly in Germany to suffer for his
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Brenda
Rowland Sinclair and his loyal companions - Edna, Milton and Clyde – settled into their penthouse apartment in Claridges in London after their narrow escape from the Nazi extremists, prepared to spend a short while relaxing before departing for Sydney. When Rowland’s brother Wilfred appeared on the scene, much to his shock, Rowland wasn’t to know much was about to go wrong for him and his friends.

First a strange murder which had both Wilfred and Rowland on hand, then the arrest of someone who Ro
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Charles
Feb 14, 2020 rated it it was amazing
These books take me so long to read. Why you ask. Problem is I keep getting pulled into the fascinating history and historical characters the writer seamlessly blends into a very interesting mystery. I have been afflicted with this quirk my whole life- if something intersts me I cannot resist researching . Ms.Gentile weaves history and fiction so effortlessly. I find the characters and their description as well as the time so believable.

Great series.
Cathleen Ross
Aug 29, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Rowland, Edna, Milton and Clyde go to London, this time to recover from terrible experiences in Germany. It should be a rest. Wrong. A bizarre murder happens, so Rowland and the team are back on the job, trying to solve the murder.
Love all that I have read of Gentill's work.
A wonderful and talented writer.
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Gaynor
Feb 08, 2014 marked it as to-read
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May 28, 2014 rated it liked it
Margaret
Aug 29, 2020 rated it really liked it