The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum
Chronicles the birth of forensic medicine in 1920s New York, where chemists and examiners fought to detect poisons and solve murders.
About This Book
The Poisoner's Handbook explores the early days of forensic medicine in New York City during the Jazz Age.
It follows the work of medical examiners and chemists who developed new techniques to detect poisons.
The book highlights the challenges of solving crimes when poisoning was difficult to prove.
It shows how scientific advances helped bring justice in cases once considered unsolvable.
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