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• Author: Deborah Blum

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  The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

  By Deborah Blum

  In Prohibition New York, hundreds of people died from poison in everything from unregulated health tonics to the pie at the local diner. The Head Coroner and dedicated Chief of the forensics lab were the first in the country to insist to the police, to politicians, and to the public that science could make or break a case.

  • Nonfiction
  • Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
  • ISBN: 9781594202438