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The Devil and the Dark Water: The mind-blowing new murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author de Stuart Turton

The Devil and the Dark Water: The mind-blowing new murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author: High/Low

Autor Stuart Turton
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2020
'If you read one book this year, make sure it's 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 FICTIONSELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUBBETWEEN THE COVERSAND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUBAn impossible murderA remarkable detective duoA demon who may or may not existIt'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. 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 them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft. Third: an impossible murder. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? With 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.'A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle' Val McDermid'A superb historical mystery: inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling...A TRIUMPH' Will DeanFrom the author of the dazzlingThe Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award, comes an audacious and original new high concept murder mystery.
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ISBN-13: 9781408889640
ISBN-10: 1408889641
Pagini: 576
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 52 mm
Greutate: 0.99 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Raven Books
Seria High/Low

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

An outstanding new talent:The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastlewon the Costa Best First Novel Awardand the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Novel and was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Award

Notă biografică

Stuart Turton's debut novel,The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, won the Costa First Novel Award and the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Novel, and was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards and the British Book Awards Debut of the Year. ASunday Timesbestseller for three weeks, it has been translated into over thirty languages and has also been a bestseller in Italy, Russia and Poland. Stuart lives near London with his wife and daughter.@Stu_Turton

Recenzii

It's a tad Holmes and Watson, a touch Treasure Island, but there's so much else, too; the lives of women at the time, the contemporary obsession with witchcraft and most of all the authentic stink, creak, superstition and slop of life on board an Indiaman, roaring sailors and all.If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one
Brilliant...intoxicating... There are some great villains and terrific heroes, especially the gentle (and gory) giant Hayes.The Devil and the Dark Wateroverflows with wonderful descriptions, neat similes, and enough horror, mystery, and crime to keep anyone enthralled
Think of a Holmes and Watson-style duo operating in a Pirates Of The Caribbean-style universe, complete with a demon with a love for Faustian pacts, a secret invention called The Folly and a leper who has seemingly survived being consumed by flames .A rollicking adventure yarn
The Devil and the Dark Wateris all about narrative pleasure .The locked room murder meets a Michael Bay movie, by way ofTreasure Island; you can't know what's going on, if only because the author won't let you know until he's delivered the final surprise - and another one after that. The effect isirresistible. Turton has got his world up and running inside the first two pages; thereafter, deceptions and diversions multiply until the ultimate, outrageous reveal, at which point the dark water turns out to be rather darker than you imagined
[Turton's] second book is an even moreexuberantdemonstration of his storytelling skills .Wildly inventive, Turton's tale defies definition as either historical fiction or crime novel, but provides all the pleasures of both genres and more
A rollicking tale of devils, lepers and witchfinders
An imaginativetour de force
Turton's prose is jaunty and vivid. And unlike most whodunits I wouldn't recommend it for pre-lights-out reading - not just because of the spooky bits, but because such a lovingly complex construct needs readers who are fully awake
A genre sampling epic that sets outrageous traps for the reader and builds an atmosphere of dread up toan operatic final twist
A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle
Stunningly good.A page-turning mystery on an epic scale, intricately plotted and expertly landed
No novel this year was more fun to read than this baroque tale of adventure
A superb historical mystery: inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling. I fell for this book (and its characters) in a big way. Beautifully crafted escapism for fans of Sherlock and Master & Commander.A TRIUMPH
Stuart Turton has done it again.The Devil and the Dark Waterismind bending, genre bending, intricate, vivid, intelligentand with one of the most gloriously grizzly cast of characters ever.An absolute razztwizzler of a novel!
The desperate life on board an Amsterdam-bound Dutch Indiamen has never been so vividly painted. Throw in a demon (who may or may not exist), a cast of beautifully realised, compelling characters along with a series of locked room mysteries andthe result is one of the most extraordinary books being published this year
An absolute treat from the most original voice in crime fiction
Turton ?its between characters with trademark intricacy, the plot tossing around on the high seas. Each crest and fall adds to the bewilderinglycompellingstory, culminating in acompletely unpredictable yet thoroughly satisfyingending
I can think of few writers who conjure up twists and mysterious happenings with suchunflagging gusto and sheer infectious pleasure. It's a great read
Turton's debutThe Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastlewas a hard act to follow, but lightning has struck twice ... A genre-sampling epic that sets outrageous traps for the reader and builds an atmosphere of dread
A fiendish maritime mystery, [involving] a lot of secrets and a great deal of swash and buckle
Stunning historical fantasyset at sea . Holmes and Watson meetsTreasure Island

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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPER'A superb historical mystery: inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling... A TRIUMPH' Will Dean'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily Mail

Three impossible crimes

Two unlikely detectives

One deadly voyage

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.'Wildly inventive, Turton's tale defies definition as either historical fiction or crime novel, but provides all the pleasures of both genres and more. No novel this year was more fun to read' Sunday Times'A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle' Val McDermid'A locked room murder mystery... by way of Treasure Island' GuardianSELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS AND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUBSHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWNSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD