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

The untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. A pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Blum, Deborah, 1954-
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Penguin Books, 2011.
Subjects:	Poisoning > New York (State) > History. Forensic toxicology > New York (State) > History. Forensic sciences > New York (State) > History. History, 20th Century. Poisons and poisoning > History. Toxicology > History. New York.
Physical Description:	319 pages ; 21 cm
Format:	Book