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Poisons and Poisonings - Death by Stealth (Paperback) Loot Price: R818
Discovery Miles 8 180
Poisons and Poisonings - Death by Stealth (Paperback): Tony Hargreaves

Poisons and Poisonings - Death by Stealth (Paperback)

Tony Hargreaves

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It is London in the 1890s. A young woman has just taken a dose of a tonic she's been given in the belief that it will improve her complexion. About ten minutes pass and she starts to experience breathing difficulties. Another minute and she collapses. Mercifully, death arrives but the poison has not yet finished, for the process of rigor mortis has set in with unusual speed. Her body is frozen into a rigid and contorted mass. This is the horror of strychnine, the nastiest of poisons. Despite knowing all the dreadfulness of this poison, Dr Thomas Neill Cream, the Lambeth Poisoner, used it to kill several prostitutes. And who knows how many other victims experienced the horror of strychnine, for it was by no means an uncommon poison. Today, there may well be more poisons available to the individual than ever before, but there are also advances in medical examination and forensic analysis that increase the likelihood of the poisoner being caught. This book will examine poisons, both natural and man-made menaces, and cases based on a particular poison as well as information about how forensic analysis is conducted. Appealing to scientists and non-scientists alike, this enthralling book will entertain and educate and bring the reader up to date with how important chemical analysis is in crime detection.

General

Imprint: Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2016
First published: 2017
Authors: Tony Hargreaves
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 978-1-78262-717-3
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Forensic science
Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Analytical chemistry > General
LSN: 1-78262-717-0
Barcode: 9781782627173

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