Poisoners Handbook : Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

English

ISBN: 014311882X

EAN: 9780143118824

Category: Medical / Toxicology

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/04/2011

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: A beguiling concoction-equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller. A fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection, poison and murder, The Poisoners Handbookis a page-turning account of a forgotten era. In early twentieth-century New York, poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no place in the Tammany Hall-controlled coroners office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of chief medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever. Together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler, the duo set the justice system on fire with their trailblazing scientific detective work, triumphing over seemingly unbeatable odds to become the pioneers of forensic chemistry.

Awards: Agatha Award – null  Agatha Award – null  Agatha Award – null 

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Poisoners Handbook : Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.76 inches

Width: 5.6 inches

Length: 8.56 inches

Weight: 9.77 oz

Pages: 336