He is a celebrity, though, known by all for his crime-solving prowess and deduction skills. Us readers and the majority of the boat’s travellers (nobles, musketeers, sailors and more) have no idea what Pipps is accused of and whether or not he’s guilty. Samuel is the prisoner of General Jan Haan, an extremely powerful and influential figure, and is being transported to Amsterdam at the request of the Gentleman 17 who wish to see him executed. ‘He can lift up the edges of the world and peek beneath. “‘Sammy Pipps isn’t simply clever,’ argued Arent. In addition to the typical silks, spices, pepper and mace, the ship is also transporting, in shackles, the world-famous detective Samuel Pipps. The majority of the story is set on a merchant ship called the Saardam as it travels from Batavia to Amsterdam. The Devil and the Dark Water is a mystery thriller novel set in 1634.
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