Sherlock Holmes Gods of War SC (2014 Titan Books) comic books 2016

2nd and later printings. By James Lovegrove. It is 1913, and Dr Watson is visiting Sherlock Holmes at his retirement cottage when tragedy strikes: the body of a young man, Patrick Mallinson, is found under the cliffs of Beachy Head. The dead man's father, a wealthy businessman, engages Holmes to prove that his son committed suicide, the result of a failed love affair with an older woman. Yet the woman in question insists that there is more to Patrick's death. She has seen mysterious symbols drawn on his body, and fears that he was under the influence of a malevolent cult. The threat of war hangs over England, and there is no telling what sinister forces are at work. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 304 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.