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Title: The Devil and the Dark WaterAuthor: Stuart Turton
Published: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 576
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
Set in 1634 and a world famous detective is being transported as a prisoner from the Dutch colony Batavia to Amsterdam. Accompanying him is his loyal bodyguard and friend, and as soon as the ship sets sail, it becomes clear there's something afoot, as strange symbols belonging to a demon start appearing everywhere.
Review:
This was a very enjoyable and entertaining read, with the perfect amount of spookiness.
This is a fantastic mix of historical fiction, mystery and adventure, all genres that I generally enjoy, so it's no surprise that I had a great time reading this. I loved getting to know the characters and I like that the mystery here is a locked-room type thing. All the superstition and occult stuff was also fun to read about, and I loved it when things got a little creepy and spooky.
I also very much enjoyed the setting of the boat and the time period; there are things that are not historically accurate in here, which Turton mentions in a note in the back, and honestly, I didn't care about that in the slightest.
The only downside to this book is that it's a little too long. It takes quite a while before anything really happens with the mystery and it does drag in parts, and there are some chapters that you could argue get quite boring.
Overall though, I really enjoyed this. I think Turton's book The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle will remain my favorite of his for now, but this really was a lot of fun and I'm already looking forward to see what Turton writes next.
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