The poisoner's handbook : murder and the birth of forensic medicine in jazz age New York / Deborah Blum.

Author: Blum, Deborah, 1954-

Imprint:New York : Penguin Press, 2010.

Description319 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Prologue: The poison game -- Chloroform (CHCl3) -- Wood alcohol (CH3OH) -- Cyanides (HCN, KCN, NaCN) -- Arsenic (As) -- Mercury (Hg) -- Carbon monoxide (CO), part 1 -- Methyl alcohol (CH3OH) -- Radium (Ra) -- Ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) -- Carbon monoxide (CO), part 2 -- Thallium (Ti) -- Epilogue: The surest poison.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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