Sulari Gentill Book List

Sulari is an author of fine Australian historical crime fiction with her first novel, A Few Right Thinking Men being critically acclaimed and shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book.She has also been offered a Varuna Fellowship, commended in the Fellowship of Australian Writer's 2008 Jim Hamilton Award and been long-listed for the Hachette/QLD Writers Centre Australian Manuscript Development Program for fiction writers.


Rowland Sinclair series

Historical mystery series featuring Rowland Sinclair and his friends set largely in Sydney and towns of New South Wales

A Few Right Thinking Men (2010)
     apa A House Divided
A Decline in Prophets (2011)
Miles Off Course (2012)
Paving the New Road (2012)
Gentlemen Formerly Dressed (2013)
A Murder Unmentioned (2014)
Give the Devil His Due (2015)
The Prodigal Son (2016) [novella]
A Dangerous Language (2017)
All the Tears in China (2019)
     apa: Shanghai Secrets
A Testament of Character (2020)

     apa: Where There's A Will


Stand Alone

Crossing the Lines (2017)
The Woman In the Library (2022)
The Mystery Writer (2024)


Critical Acclaim

Crossing the Lines:

  • Winner 2018 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel
  • Shortlisted 2018 Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel

A Decline In Prophets:

  • Winner 2012 Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel

Give the Devil His Due:

  • Shortlisted 2016 Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel

A Murder Unmentioned:

  • Shortlisted 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel
  • Shortlisted 2015 Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel

Paving the New Road:

  • Shortlisted 2013 Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel