The Poisoners Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
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The Poisoners Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
By Deborah Blum
"The Poisoner's Handbook breathes deadly life into the Roaring Twenties." - Financial Times
"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 coroner's office, and corruption ran rampant. However, with the appointment of cheif 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."
