A Taste for Poison av Ph.D. Neil Bradbury

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<p><b>¿A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.¿ --Kathy Reichs</b><br><br><b>A brilliant blend of science and crime, <i>A Taste for Poison</i> reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body--through the murders in which they were used. </b><br><br> 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 can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict?<br><br>In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes¿some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved¿are the equally compe