![]() ![]() 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. ![]() Note there are no spoilers in this book review. Demons, shadowy trading companies and cutthroats stalk the narrative and the clever twists kept me bound to the pages. Set on a cursed merchant ship sailing from Indonesia to Amsterdam, the story tacks and jibes without losing any its sinister appeal. Although the plot isn’t as complicated as in Evelyn Hardcastle, the characters are more fully-realised, particularly the female lead, Sara Wessel. Having loved The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, I opened the pages a mixture of excitement and trepidation, but immediately knew that Turton was going to work his sorcery again. The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton combines the macabre with the mind-bending in this intricate historical detective novel. ![]()
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