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May 6, 2024 · Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner, falls for Silas Forbes, a conceited playboy, in Victorian London. The book is a mix of erotica, horror, and historical fiction, with a twist of unreliable narrator and vampires.
- The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England'…
The first major retelling of William Palmer’s story in over...
- The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England'…
Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner, has a pastime of killing unsavory men in her twisted sense of poetic justice. When she targets the conceited playboy, Silas Forbes , only to find him in her apothecary the following week, she discovers human men are the least of her problems.
May 15, 2014 · The Poisoner is a book about Dr. William Palmer, a Victorian doctor who was convicted of poisoning and suspected in the murders of dozens of others. The book uses new evidence and forensic analysis to re-examine his life and crimes, and challenges his guilt.
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May 6, 2024 · Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner, has a pastime of killing unsavory men in her twisted sense of poetic justice. When she targets the conceited playboy, Silas Forbes, only to find him in her apothecary the following week, she discovers human men are the least of her problems.
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Feb 18, 2010 · In The Poisoner's Handbook Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.
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The first widely available account of one of the most notorious, yet lesser-known, mass-murderers in British history, The Poisoner takes a fresh look at Palmer's life and disputed crimes, ultimately asking 'just how evil was this man?'
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Feb 25, 2010 · At the beginning of Deborah Blum’s “Poisoner’s Handbook,” a murderer named Frederic Mors gets off virtually scot-free after confessing to multiple killings by poison, then disappears ...