Give the Devil His Due

It’s 1934, and Rowland Sinclair is the delight of the scandal pages. His sprawling mansion in Sydney is known for its eclectic resident artists, German motors, and paintings of nudes. Clyde and Milton, the other artists in residence, are communists, while Rowland is coming to terms with his own political leanings after a dangerous trip to Germany, where he witnessed a Nazi book burning. He’s entered a charity race as an amateur driver with his cherished Mercedes, when the reporter covering the story and painting him as “the villain” of the race dies in a macabre waxworks house of horrors. This tragedy is followed by a death on the cursed speedway. Unfortunately, Milton has a history with one of the victims, and as an open communist, becomes the perfect suspect for the police. The only way to clear Milton’s name is for Rowland and crew to try to track down the killer.