The Inheritor's Powder - A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed (Paperback)

In the nineteenth century it was criminally easy to bump off unwanted relatives. A Household Thrown into Chaos Plumstead village, 2 November 1833. Wealthy landlord, George Bodle is taken violently ill. He dies within hours. When his wife, daughter and two maids are also taken ill, there is only one terrifying explanation . . . arsenic poisoning. A Murder Most Foul Yet, while arsenic was readily available over the counter in the 1800s, poisoning was almost impossible to prove. As the evidence mounted up, a picture emerged of bitter family rivalries, brewing resentment, greed and ill-will. A Sensational Tale In this account of one of history's most notorious poisonings, Sandra Hempel tells the story of the birth of toxicology - the science of poison - and of a mystery which gripped the nation.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Sandra Hempel
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-78022-222-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology
LSN:	1-78022-222-X
Barcode:	9781780222226

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