The devil and the dark water av Stuart Turton

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An impossible murder <br/>A remarkable detective duo <br/>A villain who may or may not exist <br/> <br/>It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is set to face trial for a crime that no one dares speak of. <br/> <br/>But no sooner is the ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. Strange symbols appear on the sails. A figure stalks the decks. Livestock are slaughtered. Passengers are plagued with ominous threats, promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft. <br/> <br/>Then: an impossible murder. <br/> <br/>With Pipps imprisoned in the depths of the ship, can his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, solve the mystery before the ship descends into anarchy? <br/> <br/>From the author of the dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award, comes an adventurous and wildly entertaining murder mystery. <br/> <br/>'Think of a Holmes and Watson-style duo operating in a Pirates Of The Caribbean-style universe' Metro <br/> <br/>'A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle' Val McDermid <br/> <br/>'A superb historical mystery: inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling... A TRIUMPH' Will Dean