A TASTE FOR POISON BY NEIL BRADBURY, PHD

A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains. –Kathy Reichs

A brilliant blend of science and crime,A Taste for Poisonreveals 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 enduringand popularweapons 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?

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 crimessome notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolvedare the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function.

Drawn from historical records and current news headlines,A Taste for Poisonweaves together the tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins to show how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleons bedroom,A Taste for Poisonleads readers on a riveting tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us aliveor dont.

PAPERBACK BOOK