Stuart Turton THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER First Edition Signed
First edition first print hardback of THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER by Stuart Turton and published by Raven Books in 2020. Waterstones special edition. Signed by Turton on the title page. Numberline is 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Blue page edges with a decoration to the front edges.The book is in as new condition (red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine) with no significant wear. The book is in an as new unclipped dust jacket which also has no wear to speak of. Internally the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or other inscriptions.
It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Traveling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent.
But no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A twice-dead leper stalks the decks. Strange symbols appear on the sails. Livestock is slaughtered.
And then three passengers are marked for death, including Samuel. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes?
With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger onboard. A mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board.
555 pages including An Apology to History. And Boats, Acknowledgements, A Note on the Author and A Note on the Type.
ISBN: 9781526626783
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