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The Devil and the Dark Water: The mind-blowing new murder mystery from the author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle de Stuart Turton

The Devil and the Dark Water: The mind-blowing new murder mystery from the author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Autor Stuart Turton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2021
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THEGUARDIAN,SUNDAY TIMES,DAILY MAIL,FINANCIAL TIMES,DAILY EXPRESSANDi 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 dazzlingThe 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 CLUBBETWEEN THE COVERSAND 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
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408889534
ISBN-10: 1408889536
Pagini: 576
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 42 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Raven Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The Devil and the Dark Water, which sees Turton reinvent Sherlock Holmes for a whole new audience, will be a major publication for Raven Books, supported by an innovative and unmissable marketing, publicity and sales campaign to ensure this is one of the biggest paperbacks of 2021

Notă biografică

Stuart Turton's debut novel, the Sunday Times bestseller The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, won the Costa First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards and the British Book Awards Debut of the Year. It has been translated into over thirty languages and has also been a bestseller in Italy, Russia and Poland. Stuart's highly acclaimed second novel, The Devil and the Dark Water, was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, the HWA Gold Crown and the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award. Stuart lives near London with his wife and daughter.@Stu_Turton

Recenzii

Superb voice, visually wonderful, with dizzying plot twists; outstanding
Brilliant... intoxicating... There are some great villains and terrific heroes, especially the gentle (and gory) giant Hayes.The Devil and the Dark Water overflows 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 Water is all about narrative pleasure . The locked room murder meets a Michael Bay movie, by way of Treasure 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 is irresistible. 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 more exuberant demonstration 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 imaginative tour 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 to an 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 Water is mind bending, genre bending, intricate, vivid, intelligent and 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 and the 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 bewilderingly compelling story, culminating in a completely unpredictable yet thoroughly satisfying ending
I can think of few writers who conjure up twists and mysterious happenings with such unflagging gusto and sheer infectious pleasure . It's a great read
Turton's debut The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle was 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 fantasy set at sea . Holmes and Watson meets Treasure Island

Descriere

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