Mystery writer Agatha Christie, who was born on Sept. 15, 1890, is renowned for her captivating plots and creative ways of killing off ill-fated victims. And what better way to add intrigue to a story than poison? The surreptitious ways it can be administered, the characteristic symptoms different ones produce, and the difficulty in detecting some of these killer chemicals make them perfect for a whodunit.
Author Kathryn Harkup, a former chemist, investigates the science behind a few of Christie's more unusual choices of deadly substances, their use in real-life murder cases, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering, and detecting these poisons in Christie’s time and today.
Harkup’s new book, V is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death (Bloomsbury), is available for purchase.
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