Within these pages you ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by drunkard lightship keeper John Herman. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true."

Discover the ghosts that stalk West End theatres, the mysterious mummy who lives in a City church cupboard, and secret tunnels under the Thames. Find out why there s a TARDIS at Earl s Court, why frogs once rained from the skies, and why the mulberry tree in the gardens at Buckingham Palace isn t quite what it was supposed to be. This dip-in-and-outable treasure trove of London lore is a wonderful collection of the bizarre-but-true."