Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War

1913. The clouds of war are gathering and Europe is in turmoil. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes' retirement cottage. As Holmes and Watson investigate, they uncover a conspiracy with shocking ramifications: men who welcome the idea of a world war are seeking divine aid to make it a reality. "1913. The clouds of war are gathering. The world''s great empires vie for supremacy. Europe is in turmoil, a powder keg awaiting a spark. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes''s retirement cottage. The local police are satisfied that it''s a suicide. The victim, a young man, recently suffered a disappointment in love, and Beachy Head is notorious as a place where the desperate and depressed leap to their deaths. Holmes, however, suspects murder. As he and Watson investigate, they uncover a conspiracy with shocking ramifications. There are some men, it seems, who not only actively welcome the idea of a world war but are seeking divine aid to make war a reality." --Publisher''s web site.

• | Author: James Lovegrove
• | Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 27, 2014
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781781165430
• | ISBN-10: 1781165432