Potpourri

July, 1990

London Bodies Falling DownAs you may have guessed, Martin Fido's Murder Guide to London, published by Academy Chicago Publishers, is murder to read. All of Blighty's baddies are in there, from Burke and Hare, Dr. Crippen, everybody's favorite night stalker Jack the Ripper to Henry Jacoby, an anonymous bootboy who battered a hotel guest to death back in 1922. Best of all, Murder Guide's price doesn't murder your wallet: just $14.95 from Academy at 213 West Institute Place, Chicago 60601. Bloody g...