1 JANUARY 2000, page 28

A Deadly Serious Joker Still At Large

Stuart Reid PETER SIMPLE'S CENTURY by Michael Wharton The Claridge Press, £12.95, pp. 168 P eter Simple's column is a dangerous substance. My father introduced me to it in 1959......

Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics

Piers Paul Read THE INQUISITION by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh Viking, £16.99, pp. 318 I t used to be said that the Devil had all the good tunes and there have been times......