From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a riveting tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive - or don’t. A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body-through the murders in. A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes?some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved?are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function.ĭrawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins to show how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. Subjects Biography & Autobiography Medical Sociology Nonfiction. As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring-and popular-weapons of choice for a scheming murderer.

Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. A brilliant blend of science and crime, A TASTE FOR POISON reveals how eleven notorious poisons affect the body-through the murders in which they were used. In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and true crime, Dr. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict?

It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. 2022 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for NonfictionĪs any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring?and popular?weapons of choice for a scheming murderer.

A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury