V Is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death

Fourteen stories. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ... Agatha Christie...
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V Is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death by Harkup, Kathryn

V Is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death

$28.00

V Is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death

$28.00
Author: Kathryn Harkup
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Fourteen stories. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...

Agatha Christie is renowned for her captivating plots and creative ways of killing off ill-fated victims. And what better way to add intrigue to a story than poison? The surreptitious ways they can be administered and the characteristic symptoms they produce make these killer chemicals the ideal method of murder in a 'whodunit'. Christie perfected the use of poisons in her plots; her deft and varied use of toxic substances is one of her great strengths as a writer. But how is it that some compounds prove so fatal, and in such tiny amounts?

The follow up to Kathryn Harkup's best-selling A is for Arsenic, V is for Venom is a compelling exploration of Christie's use of poisons and her extensive chemical knowledge. Featuring fourteen more poisons from the works of Agatha Christie, this book investigates the science behind the deadly substances, the history of their use in real-life murder cases, and how feasible was it to obtain, administer and detect these poisons in Christie's time and today. Combining Christie's murder mysteries, chemical science and true crime, V is for Venom is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.

Author: Kathryn Harkup
Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
Published: 06/24/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.55w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9781399413077


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2025 pg. 7
Library Journal 05/01/2025 pg. 108
Shelf Awareness 06/22/2025

About the Author
Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned author. She writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science. Her first book was the international best-seller A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, which was shortlisted for a Mystery Readers International Macavity Award and a BMA Book Award. Her other books include Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts and Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond.

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