I have an obsession with true crime documentaries, shows, movies and books. I am fascinated by the motivations and methods of criminals. Up to this point though, I have delved more into serial killers and single murders (Serial season 1, Zodiac, Jack the Ripper, etc). My book club selection for March brought a new subject to me – poisoning and forensics. Deborah Blum’s The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York is an encyclopedia for anyone interested in […]
The OTHER Chuck Norris
Deborah Blum decide not to be a chemist when she accidentally set her hair on fire with a Bunsen burner in college. But her fascination with learning about chemistry continued, so she put it to good use by writing The Poisoner’s Handbook, which describes — chapter by chapter — various murders and accidental deaths that occurred from specific poisons during the 1920s/30s in New York City. It’s gross, gory, and FASCINATING. And it stars bad-ass medical examiner Charles Norris and his sidekick, toxicologist Alexander Gettler. Get […]