It just felt wrong to leave it the way it was left and I guess I wanted it to go a different direction. Not, the ending or the big reveal – the part where everything is explained. If there is any difficulty I had with the book, it is with the ending. A wide cast of characters and a narrator who can bring each one to life will almost always win me over. I learned with the author’s first book that his are almost better on audio because of how it helps the story come alive and at a pacing that I can follow along with. I listened to this one on audio book, which is narrated by James Cameron Stewart. It’s a murder mystery, but it is so much more. When at the end the solution to the mystery starts to reveal itself it amazed me how much detail and thought was given to the overall story. Things you don’t think are important are. The Devil and the Dark Water, set in the 17th Century on board an Indiaman headed from Batavia to Amsterdam, trucks not only in murders to be solved but in the. Yet, they are all somehow intertwined together within the overall plot and mystery. Its 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the worlds greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. And there are a lot of different characters to keep up with. Its 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the worlds greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where. Each one has a backstory that becomes important in some way. What fascinates me about the author’s works is how simple and yet intricate they are. And while there are similarities The Devil and the Dark Water is not a retelling or accounting of the actual shipwreck, but is its own unique story. Drawing on this, the author uses people/roles, names, and places to create his story.

If you ever happen to read the true account, you might actually think it is a bad plot of a horror novel, except in this case it happens to be true. A shipwreck by itself would be terrifying, but it takes a further insidious and sinister turn even after the survivors find their way to a nearby island. The true story of the Batavia is horrific. The Devil and the Dark Water is a paranormal mystery inspired by the Batavia shipwreck of 1628. The Devil and the Dark Water by: Stuart Turton

Devil and the dark water review