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Hempel, Sandra.
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Forensic sciences.
Toxicology.
Poisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Arsenic -- Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Hempel, Sandra.
Forensic sciences.
Toxicology.
Poisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Arsenic -- Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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The inheritor's powder : a tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science / Sandra Hempel.
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Hempel, Sandra.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Call #:
364
.1523
H491
Subjects
Forensic sciences.
Toxicology.
Poisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Arsenic -- Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780393239713 (hc.)
0393239713 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science
Edition:
First American edition.
Description:
viii, 278 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
First published in London in 2013 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson with the subtitle A cautionary tale of poison, betrayal and greed.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Incisive and wryly entertaining, science writer Sandra Hempel brings to life a gripping story of domestic infighting, wayward police behavior, a slice of Victorian history, stories of poisonings, and an unforgettable foray into the origins of forensic science."--From publisher.
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