The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. Sourcebooks Landmark, 2020. Adult fiction. 463 pages.
When the Saardam leaves Batavia for Amsterdam in 1634, the ship carries a diverse group of people. From the wealthy Sara Wessel, her husband and daughter to a religious mystic, the passengers are unusual. Even the large soldier, Arent Hayes is travelling with a prisoner, his friend Sam Pipps, a detective. On the long journey, mysterious things happen and some think the devil is at work. Readers will work to discover what dangers are afoot, who is not what they seem, and guess whether the great ship and its passengers will ever see land again.
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