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Deborah Blum is a science writer that is able to blend history, science, and storytelling well. I've not finished "Ghosthunters" (Secret History showed up and I 'jumped books') but picked this one up anyway.
This evening I found her latest title, and its long, but worth it: "Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, The Poisoner's Handbook"
From the back cover:
"A fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection, poison and murder. The Poisoner's Handbook is a page turning account of a forgotten era. In early twentieth-century New York,
poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no place in the Tammany Hall--controlled coroners office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of chief
medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever. Together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler, the duo set the justice system on fire with their trailblazing scientific
detective work, triumphing over seemingly unbeatable odds to become the pioneers of forensic chemistry and the gatekeepers of justice.
If you like reading about history and science, this looks like a good one.
This evening I found her latest title, and its long, but worth it: "Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, The Poisoner's Handbook"
From the back cover:
"A fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection, poison and murder. The Poisoner's Handbook is a page turning account of a forgotten era. In early twentieth-century New York,
poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Science had no place in the Tammany Hall--controlled coroners office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of chief
medical examiner Charles Norris in 1918, the poison game changed forever. Together with toxicologist Alexander Gettler, the duo set the justice system on fire with their trailblazing scientific
detective work, triumphing over seemingly unbeatable odds to become the pioneers of forensic chemistry and the gatekeepers of justice.
If you like reading about history and science, this looks like a good one.
