by Stuart Turton · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781526642202
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«The Devil and the Dark Water» is Stuart Turton's historical mystery novel, published by Bloomsbury in paperback (576 pages, in English).
In 1634, detective Samuel Pipps is transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may not have committed. On the voyage, a risen leper, symbols on the sails and passengers marked for death sow chaos. With Pipps imprisoned, his bodyguard Arent Hayes tries to solve the mystery connecting everyone on board.
Nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller (2020). Originally published in 2020; this paperback edition is from 2021.
Recommended for readers of historical mystery novels and thrillers with a maritime atmosphere, intrigue and memorable characters.
Stuart Turton is an English author and journalist. His first novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018) was a bestseller internationally and won a number of awards including the 2018 Costa Book Award for First Novel. His most recent novel, The Last Murder at the End of the World, went to number one on the Sunday Times Bestseller list. His books have sold over one million copies in the US and UK.
