Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Science of Mysteries: An Overdose of Strychnine

By Deborah Blum
Posted: January 30, 2012

Category: murder mystery, poison, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged Agatha Christie, Ann Finkbeiner, arsenic, Dorothy L. Sayers, Hercule Poirot, Jennifer Ouellette, Science of Mysteries, Strong Poison, strychnine, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Thomas Neil Cream, William Palmer | 15 Comments

A Chemical-Free Note

By Deborah Blum
Posted: January 23, 2012

Category: chemical-free, Speakeasy Science | Tagged chemical-free, chemistry, chemophobia | 8 Comments

Pet Poisoners, a postscript

By Deborah Blum
Posted: January 10, 2012

Category: poison, Speakeasy Science | Tagged animal abuse, dog poisoning, John Fletcher, pet poisoning, the coward's weapon, The Pet Poisoner Next Door | 5 Comments

The Pet Poisoner Next Door

By Deborah Blum
Posted: January 9, 2012

Category: poison, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged animal abuse, animal poisoning, antifreeze, Bombshock, cat poisoning, CCAP, dog poisoning, ethlyene glycol, Humane Society, John Rennie, Myrtle Maly, Nico Dauphine, Pet-Abuse.com, strychinine, Washington Humane Society | 144 Comments