lunababymoonchild Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 From Amazon : It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is set to face trial for a crime that no one dares speak of. But no sooner is the ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. Strange symbols appear on the sails. A figure stalks the decks. Livestock are slaughtered. Passengers are plagued with ominous threats, promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft. Then: an impossible murder. With Pipps imprisoned in the depths of the ship, can his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes solve the mystery before the ship descends into anarchy? Stuart does a good job of creating the atmosphere on board and capturing the characters in the book. It's also pretty much historically accurate but you read these for entertainment not historical accuracy. The plot does twist and turn and although I guessed the main protagonist I did not guess the rest, so the plot reamiend hidden until revealed. It's easy to read, well written and well plotted. I thorougly enjoyed this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I agree I thoroughly enjoyed this though unlike you I didn't guess the main protagonist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 I’m on chapter 9 and already very intrigued! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I stayed up WAY too late finishing this last night and I did NOT guess who it was!!! At what point did you guess @lunababymoonchild!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Hayley said: I stayed up WAY too late finishing this last night and I did NOT guess who it was!!! At what point did you guess @lunababymoonchild!? About 4 pages before they were actually named. It's good isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, lunababymoonchild said: About 4 pages before they were actually named. It's good isn't it? (I hope you don’t mind, I did a tiny edit because there was a clue in your phrasing 😄) It was really good! I’ll post my review soon. About half way through, I actually thought Spoiler It was going to be Lia. Because she’s so clever, and loves the Pipps detective stories, I thought she might have managed to organise it as a way to free her mother and herself. It was only when she heard the tempting whispers too that I realised it couldn’t be her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 13 hours ago, Hayley said: (I hope you don’t mind, I did a tiny edit because there was a clue in your phrasing 😄) It was really good! I’ll post my review soon. Of course I don't mind. I'm sorry I didn't think of it myself. 😏 I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Actually I have a question for those who've read the book (it's about something that happens at the end, so big spoiler alert!) Spoiler When Creesjie wakes up (having been tied up by Isabel near the end of the book), she hears an agonising scream and tries to turn to see who it was - but she can't turn her head far enough. In the moment we're obviously meant to think that it's the first person Isabel has burned - but it was all an act. So... who was screaming? I have a theory but I wonder whether I'm missing something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Spoiler I reckon it was Arent who only pretended to go down with everybody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 He's got a new book coming out this spring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/15/2024 at 1:18 PM, France said: He's got a new book coming out this spring. I just looked at it, it sounds really good! Not quite as ‘these are my sort of themes’ as The Devil and The Dark Water, but still a very intriguing concept! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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