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Shortlisted for the BMA Book Awards and Macavity Awards 2016
Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn’t mean it's all made-up...
Agatha Christie delighted in using poison to eliminate unfortunate victims in her books; in fact, she used it more than any other method of murder, with the poison often playing a central role in the story. Her selection of deadly substances was far from random – the properties of each often provide crucial clues to uncovering the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings, the cause of death is clear, but this is not the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds are so lethal, even in tiny quantities?
Christie's extensive knowledge of chemistry forms the background for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup explores the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. It examines why certain chemicals are deadly, how they interact with the body, the cases that may have inspired Christie, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering, and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the unmatched Queen of Crime.
Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm
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- Bloomsbury
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- English
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- 9781472911322
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