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A Is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
By Harkup, Kathryn
- ISBN
- 9781472911308 9781472911292
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
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Reviewed on September 1, 2015 | Science and Technology
Former research chemist Harkup examines the gamut of poisons successfully employed in Agatha Christie's mysteries. Each of the 14 chapters takes us through the history of a toxic chemical element, molecule, or class of compounds, its physiological effect (including possible medicinal uses at proper dosages), notable real-life murders, and a synopsis of how it was employed in Christie...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
