{"product_id":"the-devil-and-the-dark-water-by-stuart-turton","title":"The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPER\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTION\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS AND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUB\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn impossible murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remarkable detective duo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA demon who may or may not exist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut 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 them three unholy miracles. First- an impossible pursuit. Second- an impossible theft. Third- an impossible murder. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith Pipps imprisoned, only Arent and Sara can solve a mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle' Val McDermid\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A superb historical mystery- inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling ... A TRIUMPH' Will Dean\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the author of the dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award, comes an audacious and original new high concept murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 01\/10\/2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCategory: Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 400\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235x 156mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/strong\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stuart Turton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39449674776618,"sku":"9781408889657","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/Untitleddesign_13_a710123b-4441-4182-a5d1-0eaebe6a362c.jpg?v=1624159982","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-devil-and-the-dark-water-by-stuart-turton","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}