Description
Product ID: | 9781781165430 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Sherlock Holmes |
Title: | Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War |
Authors: | Author: James Lovegrove |
Page Count: | 256 |
Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
Imprint Name: | Titan Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Titan Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-06-27 |