It's always a lovely thing to receive a new book by an Australian author. It's even better when it's the second book, leading on from a very promising debut. I've been looking forward to reading A DECLINE IN PROPHETS very much.
From the Blurb:
In 1932, the RMS Aquitania embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped by crisis and doubt.
Returning home on the luxury liner after months abroad, Rowland Sinclair and his companions dine with a suffragette, a Bishop and a retired World Prophet. The Church encouters less orthodox religion in the Aquitania's chandeliered ballroom, where men of God rub shoulds with mystics in dinner suits.
Opening Lines:
His manners were perfect. Murder made sophisticated conversation while dancing the quickstep. He was light on his feet.