A taste for poison : eleven deadly molecules and the killers who used them
by Bradbury, Neil (Author)
Summary
A brilliant blend of science and crime, A taste for poison reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring-and popular-weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It c... Full description
- Insulin and Mrs. Barlow's bathtub
- Atropine and Alexandra's tonic
- Strychnine and the Lambeth poisoner
- Aconite and Mrs. Singh's curry
- Ricin and Georgi's Waterloo sunset
- Digoxin and the angel of death
- Cyanide and the professor from Pittsburgh
- Potassium and the nightmare nurse
- Polonium and Sasha's indiscriminate intestine
- Arsenic and Monsieur L'Angelier's cocoa
- Chlorine and the killer nurse of Lufkin.