The Devil And The Dark Water

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  • Mystery Writers of Japan Award (日本推理作家協会賞) Nominee for Mystery Fiction in Translation (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2020)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2021)
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The Devil And The Dark Water

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ISBN: 9781408889657
Authors: Stuart Turton
Publisher: Raven Books
Date of Publication: 2020-10-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Mystery, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 50303 readers)

Description

A murder on the high seas. A detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent.But no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A twice-dead leper stalks the decks. Strange symbols appear on the sails. Livestock is slaughtered.And then three passengers are marked for death, including Samuel.Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes?With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger onboard. A mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board.The breathtaking new novel from Stuart Turton, author of the The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award.
 

  • Mystery Writers of Japan Award (日本推理作家協会賞) Nominee for Mystery Fiction in Translation (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2020)
  • RUSA CODES Reading List Nominee for Mystery (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.