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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Dec 04, 2012hmcgivney rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really liked all of the case info and the explanations of how poisons affect the body, but some of the methodology got a little too technical for my taste. I'm also conflicted about the narratives that included animal testing. I know that many, if not most, medical advances occurred because of tests that were done on animals, but that doesn't mean I like reading about courtroom grandstanding by lawyers who wanted to prove the cruelty of a poison by killing a cat in front of the jury. It just makes me all the more glad that I live in an age where we can use computer models to do some of the tests.