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

The Poisoner's Handbook is a gripping true crime story that reads like science fiction, complete with suspense, mystery, and foolhardy guys in lab coats tipping test tubes of mysterious chemicals into their own mouths.

This fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection takes readers on a thrilling ride through early twentieth-century New York, where poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.

With the appointment of chief medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever, as Norris and his toxicologist Alexander Gettler pioneered forensic chemistry and brought justice to those who thought they had gotten away with murder.

The book has been praised as "a vicious, page-turning story that reads more like Raymond Chandler than Madame Curie" and "an inventive history that goes down with ease." Don't miss out on this captivating tale of crime and detection - order your copy of The Poisoner's Handbook today!