In 1524, Pope Clement VII gave two condemned criminals to his physician to test a promising new antidote. After each convict ate a marzipan cake poisoned with d
This volume of selected reports of the most remarkable trials for murder by poisoning, which have been held during the past half century, with essays and notes
This fascinating book will be enjoyed both by those interested in the science of poisons and also by general readers who can dip in and find hair-raising horror