The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum - Bookclub book! Well researched and well written short history of the birth of New York City's Medical Examiner's Office in the 20s and 30s. Blum paints a vivid picture of the two men that shaped the science that has almost become common place today and documents some of the more intriguing cases of poisoning they investigated.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
All of that - the measurements of alcohol in the brain, the injuries, the behavior, the full context of those deaths...
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