Publisher's Synopsis
Poison is definitely among fiction's greatest weapons. Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes seem to have developed the audience's taste for untraceable, fast-acting poisons. However, murder mystery is one thing, but when the story becomes reality, you have got yourself a real killer! Poisons of Antiquity Poisons and Superstition Royal and Historic Poisoners Professional Poisoners Poisoning Plots Concerning Arsenic The Strange Case of Madame Lafarge The Case of Madeline Smith The Maybrick Case About Aconite and Hemlock The Case of Dr. Lamson The Bravo Mystery The Case of Dr. Pritchard The Pimlico Mystery The Rugeley Mystery Opium Eating and Smoking-Mescal Buttons Hashish and Hashish Eaters Tobacco Lore Poison Habits
