The Poioner's Handbook by Deboarh Blum, 319 pages

I'd watched a special on the PBS that dealt with early forensic scientists Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler in New York City and was fascinated. So when I came across this book that covered them as well, it was a given that I'd read it. This covered intentional and accidental poisonings, the government poisoning alcohol during Prohibition and the early days of the FDA. The science and history was great and there was enough murder and death to keep it really page turning.