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Samuel Pipps is the greatest detective of his day…but now he’s a prisoner, accused of an unknown crime. Along with his faithful sidekick, Arent Hayes, they’re sailing back to Amsterdam from the East Indies, where he’ll stand trial.
But no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins. Still shackled in his cell, Pipps sends Hayes to solve a mystery that connects every passenger on board. But when Hayes goes missing, Pipps is faced with the most dangerous puzzle of his career. All the while, voices whisper to him in the dark. But are those whispers clues? Warnings? Or the devil himself…