The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Paperback Book 9781408889534

STUART TURTONS INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD NOW IS OUT NOWIf you read one book this year make sure its this one Daily MailCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY TIMES DAILY MAIL FINANCIAL TIMES DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTION SELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS AND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUBAn impossible murder A remarkable detective duo A demon who may or may not existIts 1634 and Samuel Pipps the worlds greatest detective is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may or may not have committed Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard Arent Hayes who is determined to prove his friend innocent while also on board are Sara Wessel a noble woman with a secret and her husband the governor general of Batavia But no sooner is their ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage A strange symbol appears on the sail A dead leper stalks the decks Livestock are slaughtered in the night And then the passengers hear a terrible voice whispering to them in the darkness promising...