tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post5717896577411322655..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New YorkJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-84152333962385542162011-04-28T21:40:57.134-06:002011-04-28T21:40:57.134-06:00I'm halfway through this book! It is as you s...I'm halfway through this book! It is as you say, chilling and very interesting, especially the true stories. I find some of them haunt me - the stepmother who tried to poison her stepson because she didn't want him in her 'new' family, the gas that made pockets - killing the sailors on the ships after it was sprayed for rats, or the poor couple who died in their hotel room several hours later. Fascinating book, and the political side too is interesting as well. Excellent review.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-4025755802199270072011-04-14T00:18:57.238-06:002011-04-14T00:18:57.238-06:00I just picked this one up a few weeks ago and now ...I just picked this one up a few weeks ago and now I'm really looking forward to getting to it! Thanks for the review!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-68655473964053280182011-04-07T18:27:47.315-06:002011-04-07T18:27:47.315-06:00I haven't read this one, but I listened to the...I haven't read this one, but I listened to the audio of Ghost Hunters a while back, and it is really good.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-35722394464220975732011-04-06T14:52:31.596-06:002011-04-06T14:52:31.596-06:00I have to second everything you said This was my ...I have to second everything you said This was my favorite nonfiction book last year. The section on the radium girls has stuck with me the most --you can actually find copies of newspaper articles from the actual cases online. Have you read Blum's Ghost Hunters? I've heard that it is also very good, but I haven't had the chance to read it yet.mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900554812632393056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-92201647027786953952011-04-06T14:12:06.740-06:002011-04-06T14:12:06.740-06:00That sounds fascinating -- am I really creepy for ...That sounds fascinating -- am I really creepy for wanting to read this? Of course I loved Stiff by Mary Roach and I love murder mysteries, so this isn't really that different. Right? Right?Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-58266049356734687802011-04-06T01:26:58.569-06:002011-04-06T01:26:58.569-06:00I love the title of this one! Definitely grabs you...I love the title of this one! Definitely grabs your attention!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.com