The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder

By Linda Stratmann

Book Overview

Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Combining archival research with a novelist's eye, an expert in Victorian crime reveals the nineteenth century as a gruesome battleground where poisoners went head-to-head with toxicologists, criminologists, and society's evolving legal infrastructure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300250053
• ISBN13: 9780300250053
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"