I’d never quite heard the subject of poison broken down with this specific simplicity, and I immediately began thinking of various poisonings and how they slot into the 4 methods of delivery The author explains that poison can be “ delivered” through 4 “ routes”: ingestion, respiration, absorption or injection. The intro explains that the book is “ not a catalog of poisoners and their victims, but rather explores the nature of poisons and how they affect the body at the molecular, cellular and physiological levels.” This results in a unique book which is a mixture of chemistry, history and crime.
Some poisons can kill within minutes others can be given slowly over time, gradually accumulating in the body but still leading inexorably to the victim’s death.” It requires consideration of how the poison will be administered. “ requires planning and a knowledge of the victim’s habits. The author points out that murder by poisoning can’t be “ spur-of-the-moment,” and it Chapters covers each of these poisons: insulin, atropine, strychnine, Aconite, Ricin, Digoxin, Cyanide, Potassium, Polonium, Arsenic and Chlorine, and chapters include poison cases and detail the sometimes limited technology available at the time. The book’s emphasis is the history of poisons, their delivery, how they work on the body, and the tell-tale signs they leave behind. I picked up Neil Bradbury’s A Taste For Poison due to my interest in crime while murder is never good, murder by poison seems particularly cold.
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