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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

The Science of Mysteries: Instructions for A Deadly Dinner

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 20, 2011

Category: poison, Speakeasy Science | Tagged Ann Finkbeiner, arsenic, Dorothy L. Sayers, Georgette Heyer, Harriet Vane, Herbert Rowse Armstrong, Jane Langton, Jennifer Ouelette, Josephine Tey, Lord Peter Wimsey, Mignon Eberhardt, Patricia Wentworth, Strong Poison, the arsenic eaters of Styria, The Poisoner's Handbook | 28 Comments

Playing Chicken with Arsenic

By Deborah Blum
Posted: June 10, 2011

Category: arsenic, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged A Reliable Wife, Alpharma, arsenic, Arsenic and Old Lace, arsenic trioxide, Bangladesh, Dorothy Sayers, FDA, Mary Ann Cotton, poultry feed, roxarsone, Strong Poison, The Los Angeles Times, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, white arsenic | 11 Comments