The Poisoner's Handbook |
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| Author:
| Blum, Deborah |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-2512-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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A Pulitzer Prize?winning AuthorWriting with the high style and skill for suspense characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, Deborah Blum shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook she draws from original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when forensic scientists Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler began their trailblazing chemical detective work, in an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the...
More DescriptionA Pulitzer Prize?winning AuthorWriting with the high style and skill for suspense characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, Deborah Blum shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook she draws from original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when forensic scientists Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler began their trailblazing chemical detective work, in an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.