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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
A very enjoyable and vivid tale of mystery and adventure that fits well alongside Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot mysteries.
The utterly brilliant Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a hard act to follow, however I think the author has aced it with The Devil and the Dark Water!
A seemingly impossible whodunit on board ship with a cast of intriguing characters including the World’s greatest detective Samuel Pipps and his sidekick/bodyguard Arent Hayes. The task of solving the mystery and prevent certain death for all aboard is left to Hayes as Pipps is under arrest and locked in a dark, dank hole in the bowels of the ship for the duration of the journey.
Cleverly plotted and executed seamlessly proving the author is not a one-hit wonder, but a very talented must-read! Superb.
A seemingly impossible whodunit on board ship with a cast of intriguing characters including the World’s greatest detective Samuel Pipps and his sidekick/bodyguard Arent Hayes. The task of solving the mystery and prevent certain death for all aboard is left to Hayes as Pipps is under arrest and locked in a dark, dank hole in the bowels of the ship for the duration of the journey.
Cleverly plotted and executed seamlessly proving the author is not a one-hit wonder, but a very talented must-read! Superb.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
really wish that old tom was *actually* a demon lowkey but overall and intriguing read. the start was a lil rough to figure out the cast and i felt a little underwhelmed with the ending in comparison to 7 1/2 Deaths but otherwise enjoyed the read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Minor: Animal death
I love a good fast paced mystery novel where I genuinely have no clue what is going to happen next. This author can write a sharp lean story full of well fleshed out characters and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on whatever he puts out next.
A arbitrary star got knocked off for the kind of too neat/tidy Scooby-Doo esque summation but that's just me being tickedy tackidy I'm sure. Great stuff here, read it. Dark modern Sherlock Holmes meets Agatha Christie in a (somehow) more British package.
A arbitrary star got knocked off for the kind of too neat/tidy Scooby-Doo esque summation but that's just me being tickedy tackidy I'm sure. Great stuff here, read it. Dark modern Sherlock Holmes meets Agatha Christie in a (somehow) more British package.
Sherlock Holmes on the High Seas
It was a slow start but the third act really made up for it and I didn't see the resolution coming.
It was a slow start but the third act really made up for it and I didn't see the resolution coming.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No