The inheritor's powder : a tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science / Sandra Hempel.

In the 19th century criminal poisoning with arsenic was frighteningly easy. For a few pence and with few questions asked, it was possible to buy enough poison to kill off an entire family, hence arsenic's popular name: the Inheritor's Powder. Yet if poisoning was easy, it was a notoriously difficult...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hempel, Sandra
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Trials (Poisoning) > Great Britain > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Poisoning > Great Britain > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Arsenic > Toxicology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Murder > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Toxicology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Forensic toxicology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Forensic sciences > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
In the 19th century criminal poisoning with arsenic was frighteningly easy. For a few pence and with few questions asked, it was possible to buy enough poison to kill off an entire family, hence arsenic's popular name: the Inheritor's Powder. Yet if poisoning was easy, it was a notoriously difficult crime to prove. This is the story behind how an infamous 19th century murder investigation changed forever the way poisoners (particularly arsenic poisoners) were brought to justice.
Call Number:HV6555.G7 H46 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393239713
0393239713