The Devil and the Dark Water
14 hrs. 12 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Stuart Turton
Author
Stuart Turton
Narrator
Vladimir Golitsyn
Narrator
Vladimir Golitsyn
Description
For the first time in Russian—a brand-new novel by Stuart Turton, author of the international bestseller “Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle,” translated into 30 languages and awarded a prestigious prize for the best debut. If “Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” was called “a puzzle-like, completely organic mixture of Downton Abbey, Agatha Christie, and series like ‘Quantum Leap,’” then “The Devil and the Dark Water” is “a brilliant crossover of Conan Doyle and William Golding” (Val McDermid).
Welcome, then, to 1634. East India Company galleons carry nutmeg and black pepper, spices and silks from Batavia to Amsterdam. The route from islands in the Pacific to Europe goes around Africa and takes eight months. Not everyone made it to Amsterdam: fierce storms and ruthless pirates took their share.
And now the “Saardam” is preparing to set sail from Batavia. Among the passengers are the Governor-General Jan Haan with his family and mistress; the famous “alchemical detective” Samuel Phips, chained up for an unknown accusation; and his partner, Lieutenant Arent Heyes.
Signs of fate are ominous from the very beginning. At the dock, a leper proclaims: “The cargo of the Saardam is sealed with the stamp of sin, and all who dare to board will meet a terrible death”—and then bursts into bright flames. When the sail is raised on the mainmast, everyone sees a drawing in charcoal on the white canvas: a tailed eye, the symbol of a demon known as Old Tom. And although the convoy leaving Batavia had seven ships, out at night on the ocean the eighth lantern periodically lights up.
Then a murder occurs on board, and detective duties—rather than being handled by Sam, the prisoner nicknamed Sparrow, who should have been in a small cabin—are forced onto Arent, nicknamed Bear…
Welcome, then, to 1634. East India Company galleons carry nutmeg and black pepper, spices and silks from Batavia to Amsterdam. The route from islands in the Pacific to Europe goes around Africa and takes eight months. Not everyone made it to Amsterdam: fierce storms and ruthless pirates took their share.
And now the “Saardam” is preparing to set sail from Batavia. Among the passengers are the Governor-General Jan Haan with his family and mistress; the famous “alchemical detective” Samuel Phips, chained up for an unknown accusation; and his partner, Lieutenant Arent Heyes.
Signs of fate are ominous from the very beginning. At the dock, a leper proclaims: “The cargo of the Saardam is sealed with the stamp of sin, and all who dare to board will meet a terrible death”—and then bursts into bright flames. When the sail is raised on the mainmast, everyone sees a drawing in charcoal on the white canvas: a tailed eye, the symbol of a demon known as Old Tom. And although the convoy leaving Batavia had seven ships, out at night on the ocean the eighth lantern periodically lights up.
Then a murder occurs on board, and detective duties—rather than being handled by Sam, the prisoner nicknamed Sparrow, who should have been in a small cabin—are forced onto Arent, nicknamed Bear…
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