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Stuart Turton: Devil and the Dark Water (2020, Sourcebooks, Incorporated) 3 stars

It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch …

Review of 'Devil and the Dark Water' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I kept expecting some twist as in Evelyn Hardcastle and had to remind me that this is an individual book and has nothing to do with prior books of the same author. That goes to show how impressed I was with the other book. However, really take this as something separate, you will enjoy it much more that way.

I loved the story and the characters, the mystery and the reveal.
I didn't like the implications for the responsible party, but not because it wasn't well written, but because it holds a very uncomfortable truth: If you have enough (money/power/people behind you), you can get away with anything.