The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science by Hempel, Sandra
The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science by Hempel, Sandra

The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science

Available at any corner shop for little money and, because tasteless, difficult to detect in food or...
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SKU: 9780393349887
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Author: Sandra Hempel
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Language: English
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The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science by Hempel, Sandra

The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science

$41.29
The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science by Hempel, Sandra

The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science

$41.29
Author: Sandra Hempel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Available at any corner shop for little money and, because tasteless, difficult to detect in food or drink, arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries of wills in the first half of the nineteenth century that it was nicknamed "the inheritor's powder." But after wealthy George Bodle died under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind several heirs, the chemist James Marsh was brought in to see if he could create an accurate test pinpointing the presence of arsenic and put this Victorian scourge to rest.

Incisive and wryly entertaining, science writer Sandra Hempel brings to life a gripping story of domestic infighting, wayward police behavior, other true-crime poisonings, and an unforgettable foray into the origins of forensic science. She also solves this almost two-hundred year-old crime.



Author: Sandra Hempel
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/03/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780393349887

About the Author
Hempel, Sandra: - Sandra Hempel is a medical journalist whose work has appeared in the Times, the Sunday Times, and the Guardian. The author of The Inheritor's Powder and the award-winning The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump, she lives in London.

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