Martin Fido

Deadly Jealousy

This comprehensive and revealing book explores the fictional life of Sherlock Holmes and that of his real life creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle's adventures featuring the genius Sherlock Holmes heralded the rise of the detective novel. Along with his faithful sidekick, Dr Watson, Holmes solved a series of complex and intriguing fictional crimes and battled with his nemesis, the evil Moriarty, to the death and beyond. The World of Sherlock Holmes examines the stories and exposes the myths and reality of the era in which Conan Doyle's mysteries were published, which saw the rise of Scotland Yard as a legendary organisation for criminal detection and huge advances in forensic medicine, the science of deduction and criminal analysis. Sherlock Holmes' popularity has never waned, and his silhouette with the deerstalker hat and pipe are recognisable over the world. To many, he is an eccentric, intellectual detective; but he had a far darker, more enigmatic side to his character - complex, solitary and prone to narcotic addition. There have been countless cinema, television and stage adaptations of the stories, most recently the ambitious modern interpretation with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, in which Sherlock Holmes uses digital technologies to help him solve the crime. The original BBC series has been distributed worldwide. In 2012, Lucy Liu also caused a stir by taking on the role of Watson opposite Johnny Lee Miller in another modern re-working, in the CBS series Elementary.

The Truth Behind Conan-Doyle's Famous Detective

Sherlock

The Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper

An illustrated study of the British criminal underworld of the 1960s, including the Kray brothers and their gang. It includes eyewitness accounts and ties in with a Carlton Television documentary on the subject.

Unfinished Business : a Sensational Story of East End Murder and Betrayal

The Krays

Martin Fido presents a unique investigation into Arthur Conan Doyle''s famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, providing an illustrated guide to the detective''s adventures and legacy. '

The Facts and Fiction Behind the World's Greatest Detective

The World of Sherlock Holmes

Agatha Christie's enormous success as an entertainer has beguiled readers of all ages and levels of intellect. Martin Fido examines how her fictional world came into being and how it relates to her own lifetime and ours, 20 years after her death.

The Facts and Fiction of the World's Greatest Crime Writer

The World of Agatha Christie

Explores the myths and reality of Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Book explores "the motivation and madness behind the actions of a serial killer, and the author explains "how a pattern is established, how police procedures are followed or amended, and how the killer is identified, caught and convicted with the help of psychological profiling and forensic evidence"--Jacket.

How Britain's Most Famous Serial Killers Were Identified, Caught and Convicted

A History of British Serial Killing

World of Sherlock Holmes

Denne boken tar for seg livet til Agatha Christie, hennes arbeider og tiden hun levde i. Christie bragte krim-sjangeren videre, og hun la grunnlaget for detektivromanens gullalder. Flere av hennes historier har blitt klassikere. Selv var hun en diskret og dannet kvinne som unngikk oppmerksomhet, men livet hennes var langt fra kjedelig. Hun reiste mye og hun skapte store overskrifter da hun forsvant i 1926. Boka er lett tilgjengelig og har en mengde illustrasjoner. Den henvender seg både til dem som har studert Christie, til dem som har blitt kjent med henne via filmatiseringer og til dem som har gledet seg over hennes spennende bøker.

The Facts and Fiction Behind the World's Greatest Crime Writer

The Silence of the Lambs ... the True Story

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.

The Life, Times and Works of the Great Victorian Novelist

The World of Charles Dickens

Swiat Agaty Christie Album

Offers a district-by-district description of infamous murders committed in London

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