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The Secret Poisoner Author: Linda Stratmann

ISBN: 9780300204735 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 344 Published: 1 March 2016 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.6 x 3.4 Description: Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann's dark and splendid social history reveals the nineteenth century as a gruesome battleground where poisoners went head-to-head with authorities who strove to detect poisons, control their availability, and bring the guilty to justice.

She corrects many misconceptions about particular poisons and documents how the evolution of issues such as marital rights and the legal protection of children impacted poisonings. Combining archival research with a chemist's expertise and a novelist's eye, Stratmann charts the era's inexorable rise of poison cases both gruesome and sad.

About the Author

A former chemist, Linda Stratmann is an expert on Victorian crime and the author of several nonfiction books, including Yale's The Marquess of Queensberry. She lives in London.

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