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A review by kartiknarayanan
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
5.0
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tl;dr: 'The Devil and the Dark Water' is a fantastic and entertaining Holmesian mystery with unexpected twists and turns.
This story takes place in 1634, on a Dutch East India company ship sailing from Indonesia to Amsterdam. The governor of the colony is onboard along with his wife and daughter, his mistress and her sons as well as some mysterious cargo which occupies most of the shipment. The usual complement of the crew, as well as other passengers, are also sailing along with them. They encounter mysterious and occultist symbols, a ghost ship whose every appearance causes misfortunes on the vessel, murders and other crimes. But they also have the good fortune of having the world's foremost detective Samuel Pipps as
Watch the review on Youtube
Hear the review on my Podcast
Read the full review at my blog
Hear the review on my Podcast
Read the full review at my blog
tl;dr: 'The Devil and the Dark Water' is a fantastic and entertaining Holmesian mystery with unexpected twists and turns.
This story takes place in 1634, on a Dutch East India company ship sailing from Indonesia to Amsterdam. The governor of the colony is onboard along with his wife and daughter, his mistress and her sons as well as some mysterious cargo which occupies most of the shipment. The usual complement of the crew, as well as other passengers, are also sailing along with them. They encounter mysterious and occultist symbols, a ghost ship whose every appearance causes misfortunes on the vessel, murders and other crimes. But they also have the good fortune of having the world's foremost detective Samuel Pipps as
Watch the review on Youtube
Hear the review on my Podcast
Read the full review at my blog