Molecules of Murder Set (Paperback)

How can a plant as beautiful as the foxglove be so deadly and yet for more than a century be used to treat heart disease? The same is true of other naturally occurring molecules as will be revealed in these two books from award-winning author and chemist, John Emsley. Molecules of Murder and More Molecules of Murder deal with potential poisons from man-made and natural sources. Both books investigate the crimes committed with them, not from the point of view of the murderers, their victims, or the detectives, but from the poison used. In so doing the books throw new light on how these crimes were carried out and ultimately how the perpetrators were uncovered and brought to justice. The crimes include those committed by infamous murderers and also famous victims like Harold Shipman, Alexander Litvinenko and Georgi Markov. Each chapter starts by looking at the target molecule itself, its discovery, its chemistry, its often-surprising use in medicine, its effects on the human body, and its toxicology. The rest of the chapter is devoted to murders and attempted murders in which it has been used. But, be reassured that murder by poison is not the threat it once was, thanks to laws which restrict access to such materials and to the skills of analytical chemists in detecting their presence in incredibly tiny amounts.

General

Imprint:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	John Emsley
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback • Paperback
Pages:	524
ISBN-13:	978-1-78801-116-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Forensic science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
LSN:	1-78801-116-3
Barcode:	9781788011167

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