Books in the Hope series

The second volume of the dazzling 2000 AD debut - mixing Hollywood noir and occult magic! In an alternate post-war 1940s Los Angeles, where dark magic is a fact of life, Mallory Hope is a private detective haunted by his past...and by the occult forces he uses.

When Mario Cruz finds a pithos in the ancient ruins of Greece, he is determined to find out just what is inside. A year later the world has grown into a chaotic state where people have given into the Seven Deadly Sins: Anger, Lust, Greed, Sloth, Envy, Fear and Pride! Astrid Sutherland is a psychologist who lives in New York City, whose roommate has given in to greed. Her entire world changes when her building is attacked and her only hope is Cruz, the archaeologist who could either be crazy or actually onto something. Together they form an alliance to put the world back to normal and bring hope to the chaotic destruction!