![]() ![]() ![]() “All eyes were on the symbol on the sail, so nobody saw Creesjie Jens grip the railing of the quarterdeck, the colour draining out of her cheeks. ![]() Let me share with you an excerpt from early on in the novel. The intrigue is almost unbearable with The Devil And The Dark Water and just as with Turton’s previous novel I find myself desperate for answers. Those are the first questions I asked myself and far from the last. How will I stop myself from calling in sick at work to finish this book? A mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board.Ī ship filled with secrets sails the seas from Batavia to Amsterdam. With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger onboard. Livestock is slaughtered.Īnd then three passengers are marked for death, including Samuel.Ĭould a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent.īut no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. 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. Publication date Oct 2020/ Publisher Raven BooksĪ murder on the high seas. ![]()
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