Martin Fido Books

The World's Worst Medical Mistakes is a unique collection of true stories, including tales of fake cancer cures, plastic surgery that went wrong, and people pretending to be doctors.

Looks at over twenty cases for which jealousy has been the motivation for murder, including crimes dating from the turn of the century to the more recent cases of Susan Christie and John Tanner.

Looks at the life and works of Dickens, describes what life was like during the times in which he lived, and surveys the stage and screen adaptations of his works

A fascinating and revealing insight into the workings of the Krays and the criminal underworld of the 1960s. More explosive than any other book published before, the book uses previously unseen material and eyewitness accounts that expose the true nature of the Krays and their cohorts and will lay bare the facts behind some of the twentieth century's most notorious crimes. Central to the story are new insights into the murders they committed - and one they got away with - were not revealed to the public until January 2000 (and were first published in this book).

Collects alphabetically the people, places, and theories connected to the lingering mystery of Jack the Ripper; presents newly discovered information; and evaluates conflicting theories

As early as 1962, it was reported that the sales of Agatha Christie's books had comfortably overtaken Shakespeare and made her the most widely read British author in the world, with only the Bible more widely translated. That same year her play, The Mousetrap, celebrated its tenth year in continuous production in London -- now a 47-year run!Christie was a discreet, private person who avoided celebrity and disliked publicity, to the extent of staging her suicide and attempting to disappear in 1926. At the same time, she was very cosmopolitan, and traveled widely with her second husband, a distinguished archaeologist.This heavily illustrated book by Martin Fido will surely satisfy the millions of Agatha Christie readers who crave more information about this intriguing and remarkable woman.

District by district, this guide shows how the character of a London borough is reflected in the murders taking place there -- servant-related murder in Belgravia, gangland homicide in the East End, domestic killings under the guise of middle class respectability in Holloway.

A non-traditional presentation of Shakespeare's life and times, this pictorial biography analyzes the diverse influences Elizabethan England exerted on the playwright, presenting an in-depth study of his plays and his career