![]() ![]() Our central character, though, is Pipps’ bodyguard Arent Hayes, a chronicler of his adventures who is determined to prove his friend innocent. The book takes place in 1634 and sees the world’s greatest detective Samuel Pipps being transported by boat to Amsterdam, where he is due to be executed for a crime he may or may not have committed. The Devil and the Dark Water sees Turton firing on all cylinders – it’s an inventive book packed with strong characters, a great sense of atmosphere, and an intricate plot that hooks you from the off. After my partner bought me a copy of his debut novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and I devoured it, I was very keen to read his second. In Stuart Turton, I found an author who ticks both boxes. I’m talking ‘new’ in two senses – most obviously, books I haven’t read before, but then also books that do something novel. ![]() One of the challenges for an avid reader of crime fiction like me is finding new books. ![]()
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