Bohemian painter Rowland Sinclair's determinedly placid life is upended when his namesake, beloved Uncle Rowly, is found murdered. As he attempts to infiltrate the well-heeled circles in which his uncle ran, Rowland comes to suspect that Rowly may have become fatally enmeshed in Depression-era Australian politics. Combining elements of social comedy and romance with the psychological insight of the best whodunits, A House Divided is a delight! (BH)