Devil and the dark water review5/20/2023 The two form an unlikely friendship as the ship comes under siege by dark forces in the form of a demon called Old Tom that has a terrifying link to Arent's past. It also follows Sara Wessel, a noblewoman trapped in an abusive marriage hoping to make a new life for herself in Amsterdam. It mostly follows Arent, Samuel Pipps' bodyguard, a gruff yet honorable man intent on proving the innocence of his accused employer. While the opening of this standalone mystery is explosive, The Devil and the Dark Water is a slow burner. She will not reach Amsterdam." The man then bursts into flames and dies moments later, at which time it's discovered that, despite the prophecy he just announced, he has no tongue. In 1634 on the day that world famous detective Samuel Pipps is set to board the Sardaam from Batavia to Amsterdam in handcuffs, the ship is approached by a leper who climbs atop a crate to declare a frightening prophecy: "The Sardaam's cargo is sin, and all who board her will be brought to merciless ruin. Aboard a ship to Amsterdam in 1634, a bodyguard attempts to prove his employer is innocent of a crime, but a series of "unholy miracles" complicates his mission.
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