The Devil and the Dark Water

Resumen del libro

It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is set to face trial for a crime that no one dares speak of. But no sooner is the ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage.

Strange symbols appear on the sails. A figure stalks the decks. Livestock are slaughtered.

Passengers are plagued with ominous threats, promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft.

Then: an impossible murder. With Pipps imprisoned in the depths of the ship, can his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes solve the mystery before the ship descends into anarchy?A beguiling historical mystery from the award-winning author of the dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.

Biografía del autor

Stuart Turton es escritor y periodista. Ha trabajado en Shanghái y Dubái. Su primera novela, Las siete muertes de Evelyn Hardcastle, se ha traducido a más de treinta idiomas y ha llegado a las listas de más vendidos en Italia, Rusia, Polonia, España y Reino Unido. Ha ganado el premio Costa a la Mejor Novela y ha sido finalista del premio Specsavers National Book Award y el premio British Book Award a la mejor novela debut del año. Stuart vive en Hertfordshire con su mujer y su hija. Puedes seguirlo en Twitter ( Stu Turton).